hiene
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
hiene (plural hienes)
Descendants[edit]
- ⇒ English: hyena
References[edit]
- “hiēne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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