hajvan

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)bor.
    Ottoman Turkish حیوانbor.
    Serbo-Croatian hajvan

    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حیوان, borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

    Noun

    hajvan m anim (Cyrillic spelling хајван)

    1. animal
    2. a person who behaves wildly
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