See also: हवन

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian حیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān). Compare Punjabi ਹੈਵਾਨ (haivān).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɛː.ʋɑːn/, [ɦɛː.ʋä̃ːn]

Noun edit

हैवान (haivānm (Urdu spelling حیوان)

  1. animal
  2. beast

Declension edit