hewan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay haiwan, hewan, from Classical Malay [script needed] (haiwan), [script needed] (hewan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhewan/
- Hyphenation: he‧wan
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
héwan (first-person possessive hewanku, second-person possessive hewanmu, third-person possessive hewannya)
- 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, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.