hewan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay haiwan, from Hindi हैवान (haivān) or Urdu حیوان (haivān), from Persian حیوان (heyvan), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhewan/
• Hyphenation: hé‧wan

Noun

héwan (first-person possessive hewanku, second-person possessive hewanmu, third-person possessive hewannya)

1. animal

   Synonyms: binatang, satwa

Derived terms

• berhewan
• hewan lumut
• hewan mentari
• hewan piaraan
• hewan potong
• kehewanan
• menghewankan
• perhewanan

 

Further reading

• “hewan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.