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The names of the characters in The Jungle Book are often comming from the Hindi (हिन्दी) language.

Akela: "Single" or "Solitary".
Bagheera: "Panther". (from baagh --Devanagari: बाघ-- in Sanskrit or Hindi meaning "tiger")
Baloo Bhaalu: "Bear".
Bandar-log: "Monkey-People".
Chil: "Kite".
Darzee: Tailor
Hathi hāthī (हाथी): "Elephant".
Mang: "Bat".
Nag: "Cobra".
Nagaina: 'Nagini' is the female name for cobra.
Raksha: "Protection".
Shere Khan: 'Sher(e)' means "tiger" and 'Khan' is a title from the Islamic era in India.
sher (Hindi: शेर, pronounced [ˈʃeːr]) is a word for "lion" in Hindi

Hindi	English
जंगल बुक	Jungle Book
मोगली	Mowgli

Mowgli Ke Karname

October 29, 2004

Minister Babulal Gaur released the first Hindi translation of "The Jungle Book" entitled "Mowgli Ke Karname"

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