haiwan

See also: haiwañ

Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian حیوان (heyvan), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

haiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان, plural haiwan-haiwan, informal 1st possessive haiwanku, 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

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Ternate

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Noun

haiwan

1. animal

Synonyms

• binatang

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh