haiwan

See also: haiwañ

Malay

Etymology

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

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

Noun

haiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان‎, plural haiwan-haiwan, informal first-person possessive haiwanku, informal second-person possessive haiwanmu, third-person possessive haiwannya)

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

Synonyms

Adjective

haiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان‎)

  1. animal (of animals)

Synonyms

Ternate

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان‎ (ḥayawān).

Noun

haiwan

  1. animal

Synonyms

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