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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