भालू
bhaalueveryday
There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. A bear is भालू (bhaalu). The word is the same for male and female bears, and the plural is also भालू (bhaalu).
India has the sloth bear, which people call भालू (bhaalu) too. Street performers once led dancing bears, called भालू का नाच (bhaalu ka naach).
Meaning: large furry animal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
भालू (bhaalu) is masculine: भालू आ रहा है (bhaalu aa raha hai).
Did you know?
- Baloo, the bear in Kipling's Jungle Book, takes his name from Hindi भालू (bhaalu).
Examples in context
- जंगल में भालू है।jungle mein bhaalu hai.There is a bear in the forest.
- बच्चे भालू की कहानी सुन रहे हैं।bachche bhaalu ki kahani sun rahe hain.The children are listening to a bear story.
Example conversation
Grandmother Dadi tells her grandson Aarav a story.
- Aaravदादी, कहानी सुनाओ।daadi, kahani sunao.Grandma, tell a story.
- Dadiएक जंगल में एक भालू रहता था।ek jungle mein ek bhaalu rehta tha.In a forest there lived a bear.
- Aaravफिर क्या हुआ?phir kya hua?Then what happened?
