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| Weasel Khurna original: "忽兒那". Likely referring to a stoat or ermine. | Lynx Bochengua original: "伏程華". A phonetic rendering of a Mongolian term for a wild cat or lynx. | Otter Hailun original: "海兀留". Mongolian: khayilun. | Doe Jörgö original: "准兒". Mongolian: jörgö, referring to a female deer. | Lamb Khuragan original: "羔忽兩". Mongolian: khuragan. | Goat Ima’an original: "亦麻案". Mongolian: ima’an. | Ox Ke’en original: "克案". Phonetic transcription for a bovine animal. | Bull Habur original: "哈補". Likely haburga or a related term for a male breeding animal. | Gelding Ata original: "阿塔". Mongolian: ata, a castrated horse used for work. |
| Leopard Shilüüs original: "失留速". Mongolian: shilüüs, specifically the lynx or mountain cat. | Corsac Fox Kirsa original: "乞兒殺兒". Mongolian: kirsa, the small fox of the steppes. | Stag Buqu original: "補兀". Mongolian: buqu, a male deer. | Sheep Qoni original: "火尼". Mongolian: qhoni. | Ram Khuyi original: "忽义". Mongolian: khu'i, an uncastrated male sheep. | Monkey Bechin original: "准臣". Mongolian: bechin. | Ox Öker original: "額勒克兒虎". Mongolian: öker, a general term for cattle or a castrated bull. | Calf Torgu’ul original: "脫兒活". Mongolian term for a young calf. | Post Horse Ula’an Morin original: "狗兀莫林". Mongolian: ula'an morin, referring to horses used in the official postal relay system. |
| Lion Chino original: "赤奴". Although the Chinese character says "Lion," the Mongolian transcription chino actually means "Wolf." These errors occasionally occur in Ming transcriptions. | Dog Noqai original: "努害". Mongolian: noqai. | Roedeer Alaghada’un original: "阿刺阿禿兒". Mongolian: alaghada'un, a species of small deer or jerboa. | Wether Iger original: "亦革兒". Mongolian: iger, a castrated ram. | Antelope Unahu original: "五納忽". Mongolian phonetic for a steppe antelope. | Mole Mumu original: "奴木". Literally "dung-rat," referring to a mole or shrew. | Dairy Cow Ünigen original: "五你根". Mongolian: ünigen, a female cow, specifically for milking. | Horse Morin original: "莫林". The standard Mongolian word for horse. | Stallion Ajirgha original: "阿义阿兒". Mongolian: ajirgha, an intact male horse used for breeding. |