hyène

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

hyène

from Latin hyaena, borrowed from ancient Greek ὕαινα hýaina, derived with a depreciative feminine suffix from ὕενος hýenos ("sow, pig, boar").

Definitions

Plural

hyènes

Hyperonyms

mammifèrecarnivoreshyénidés

Translations

  • germangerman:Hyäne
  • englishenglish:hyena
  • arabicarabic:ضبع
  • danishdanish:hyæne
  • spanishspanish:hiena
  • finnishfinnish:hyeena
  • greekgreek:ύαινα
  • italianitalian:iena
  • japanesejapanese:ハイエナ
  • dutchdutch:hyena
  • polishpolish:hiena
  • russianrussian:гиена
  • turkishturkish:sırtlan