Gujarati

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حیوان (haywān), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān). Compare Albanian hajvan, Bengali হায়ওয়ান (haẏōẇan), Turkish hayvan, and Swahili hayawani.

Noun

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હેવાન (hevānn

  1. beast, creature

Adjective

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હેવાન (hevān)

  1. beastly
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