hiene

See also: Hiene and hienę

Middle English

Alternative forms

heyene, hiena, hyane, hyene, iana

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French hiene, from Medieval Latin hyēna, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina). Some forms are rebuilt on the Latin etymon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iːˈɛːn(ə)/, /iːˈaːn(ə)/, /-naː/

Noun

hiene (plural hienes)

hyena

Descendants

⇒ English: hyena

References

“hiēne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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