deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE
Animals are referred to with words that express the sex of the particular individual talked about, when it is easy to figure out —
**kukkuTa- कुक्कुटॱ m "rooster"
**kukkuTI- कुक्कुटीॱ f "hen"
**siMha- सिंहॱ "he-lion"
**siMhI- सिंहीॱ "lioness"
**mayUra- मयूरॱ "peacock"
**mayUrI- मयूरीॱ "peahen"
gaja- गजॱ karin- करिन् male elephant
gajI- गजीॱ kariNI- करिणीॱ female elephant
When you don0t know, you don0t care, talk in general, or talk about a mixed group, use the m
Most female animal names have /GIS by jAterastrIv..., but rule ajAdyataSTAp says that —
**azvA- अश्वाॱ "mare"
**mUSikA- मूषिकाॱ "she-mouse"
and **ajA- अजाॱ "she-goat"
...have /TAp.