hiena

Borrowed from Spanish hiena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /iena/, [i.e̞.na]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hiena/, [ɦi.e̞.na]

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hiena anim

1. hyena

Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈje.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈje.na]

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hiena f (plural hienes)

1. hyena

• “hiena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

hiena f (plural hienas)

1. hyena

hiena f (plural hiene)

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of iena

Borrowed from Polish hiena.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxjɛna/
• Hyphenation: hie‧na

hiena f

1. hyena (any carnivore of the subfamily Hyaenidae)

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “hiena”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

hienà f (plural hiènos) stress pattern 2

1. hyena

hiena

1. Alternative form of hiene

Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxjɛ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Syllabification: hie‧na

hiena f (related adjective hieni)

1. hyena (any carnivore of the subfamily Hyaenidae)
2. (derogatory, figurative) blackguard, scoundrel (unprincipled, contemptible, and untrustworthy person)

   Synonym: łajdak

• → Kashubian: hiena

• hiena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hiena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• hiena in PWN's encyclopedia

Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).

• Rhymes: -ẽnɐ, -enɐ
• Hyphenation: hi‧e‧na

hiena f (plural hienas)

1. hyena

• The gender of this Portuguese word is always feminine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “hiena-macho” for male, and “hiena-fêmea” for female.

• IPA^(key): [hiˈena]

hiena f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of hienă

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• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: hie‧na

hiena f (plural hienas)

1. hyena

• “hiena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014