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)

1. hyena

Descendants

• ⇒ English: hyena

References

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