nkịta ọhịa

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Igbo

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Etymology

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nkịta (dog) +‎ ọhịa (forest; hunt)

Noun

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nkịta ọhịa

  1. hyaena
  2. hunting dog

Further reading

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  • Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “nkïta öhïa”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 109