hayawani

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Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun[edit]

hayawani (n class, plural hayawani)

(uncommon, literary) animal
idiot, brute (a person who behaves animalistically)

Synonyms[edit]

(animal): mnyama
(brute): nunda

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