noun, feminine/ˈʝena/plural: hienas
hyena
Related: hiena moteada
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH-? Proto-Indo-European *suH- Proto-Hellenic *hūs Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ῐνᾰ (-ĭnă)der. Ancient Greek -αινα (-aina) Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina)bor. Latin hyaenalbor. Spanish hiena Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena.