Kenguru (קנגורו) means kangaroo in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קֶנְגּוּרוּ
kenguru
noun · masculine
In English
kangaroo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kenguru.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של בעלי חיים ממחלקת יונקי כיס, ולו זנב ורגליים ארוכים המשמשים אותו לקפיצה.
- 2בהשאלהכינוי עממי למנשא קדמי לתינוק.
The word Kenguru is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶנְגּוּרוּ
- Written without vowel points
- קנגורו
- Said
- kenguru
- Plural
- קֶנְגּוּרוּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' קֶנְגּוּרוּאִים
- Gematria
- 365
This is how Kenguru is said in other languages.
- English
- kangaroo
- Arabic
- كنغر
- Russian
- кенгуру
- Spanish
- canguro
- German
- Känguru
These words mean nearly the same as Kenguru.
- ולבי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Kenguru in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kenguru.
What does Kenguru (קנגורו) mean in Hebrew?
Kenguru (קנגורו) means kangaroo. It is said kenguru, with the stress on ken.
What is a synonym for Kenguru (קנגורו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kenguru (קנגורו) are ולבי.
Is Kenguru (קנגורו) masculine or feminine?
The word Kenguru (קנגורו) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קֶנְגּוּרוּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קנגורו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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