hewan

Indonesian

Etymology

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Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)bor.

Classical Persian حَیْوَان (haywān)bor.

Malay haiwan

Indonesian hewan

Inherited from Malay haiwan, borrowed from Classical Persian حَیْوَان (haywān), borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhewan/

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• Hyphenation: he‧wan
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

hèwan (plural hewan-hewan)

1. animal

   Synonyms: binatang, satwa

Derived terms

• berhewan
• kehewanan
• menghewankan
• perhewanan

Compounds

• dokter hewan
• hewan lumut
• hewan mentari
• hewan piaraan
• hewan potong

Further reading

• “hewan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016