haiwan

See also: haiwañ

Malay

Etymology

From Persian حیوان‎ (heyvan), from Arabic حَيَوَان‎ (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hai̯wan], [hewan]
• Rhymes: -wan, -an

Noun

haiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان‎, plural haiwan-haiwan, informal 1st possessive haiwanku, impolite 2nd possessive haiwanmu, 3rd possessive haiwannya)

1. animal (organism)
2. animal (organism other than man)
3. animal (person who behaves wildly)

Synonyms

• binatang / بيناتڠ‎
• satwa / ستوا‎

Adjective

haiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان‎)

1. animal (of animals)

Synonyms

• binatang / بيناتڠ‎
• satwa / ستوا‎

Descendants

• Indonesian: hewan
• → Ternate: haiwan
• → West Makian: haiwan

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Ternate

Etymology

From Malay haiwan, from Persian حیوان‎‎ (“heyvân”), from Arabic حَيَوَان‎ (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.i.ˈwan/

Noun

haiwan

1. animal

   Synonym: binatang

2. insect

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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West Makian

Etymology

From Malay haiwan (possibly through Ternate haiwan), from Persian حیوان‎‎ (“heyvân”), from Arabic حَيَوَان‎ (ḥayawān). Doublet of haiwani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.i.wan̪/

Noun

haiwan

1. bird

   Synonym: namu

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as haywan)