hyena
Meaning
- Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
Synonyms
Translations
hyène
iena
Hyäne
hiena
hyena
ύαινα
ضبع
hiena
hiena
sırtlan
hyaena
کمتیارFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/haɪˈiːnə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hiena, variant of hyene, from Old French hiene, from Medieval Latin hyēna, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina). Displaced native Old English nihtgenġe (literally “night walker”).
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