See also: haiwañ

Malay

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian حَیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

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haiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان, plural haiwan-haiwan, informal 1st possessive haiwanku, 2nd possessive haiwanmu, 3rd possessive haiwannya)

  1. animal
    Synonyms: binatang, satwa

Adjective

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haiwan (Jawi spelling حيوان)

  1. animal (of animals)
    Synonyms: binatang, satwa

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: hewan
  • Ternate: haiwan
  • West Makian: haiwan

Swedish

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Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed from Arabic حيوان (ḥayawān, animal, beast).

Noun

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haiwan c

  1. (slang) animal, beast (as an invective towards someone not considered appropriately serious or the like)

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Ternate

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Etymology

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From Malay haiwan, from Classical Persian حَیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

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Noun

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haiwan

  1. animal
    Synonym: binatang
  2. insect

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

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Etymology

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From Malay haiwan (possibly through Ternate haiwan), from Classical Persian حیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān). Doublet of haiwani.

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Noun

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haiwan

  1. bird
    Synonym: namu

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as haywan)
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