hayawani

Swahili

Etymology

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    Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)bor.
    Swahili hayawani

    Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

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    Noun

    hayawani class IX (plural hayawani class X)

    1. (uncommon, literary) animal
    2. idiot, brute (a person who behaves animalistically)

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