"hayawani" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-hayawani.flac Forms: hayawani class IX [canonical], hayawani class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|حَيَوَان}} Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), {{root|sw|ar|ح ي و}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} hayawani class IX (plural hayawani class X)
  1. (uncommon, literary) animal Tags: literary, uncommon Synonyms (animal): mnyama
    Sense id: en-hayawani-sw-noun-q5GoLRTP Disambiguation of 'animal': 89 11
  2. idiot, brute (a person who behaves animalistically) Synonyms (brute): nunda
    Sense id: en-hayawani-sw-noun-hf92FuaO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'brute': 23 77
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