haiwan
See also: haiwañ
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Persian حَیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithaiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان, plural haiwan-haiwan, informal 1st possessive haiwanku, 2nd possessive haiwanmu, 3rd possessive haiwannya)
Adjective
edithaiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان)
Descendants
editSwedish
editEtymology
editPerhaps borrowed from Arabic حيوان (ḥayawān, “animal, beast”).
Noun
edithaiwan c
- (slang) animal, beast (as an invective towards someone not considered appropriately serious or the like)
References
editTernate
editEtymology
editFrom Malay haiwan, from Classical Persian حَیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithaiwan
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay haiwan (possibly through Ternate haiwan), from Classical Persian حیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān). Doublet of haiwani.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithaiwan
References
edit- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as haywan)
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