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hiena.

hyena

5 characters2 syllables approx.Euskara language

Meaning & usage

noun/hiena/Navarro-Lapurdian[hi.e.na]Navarro-Lapurdian/iena/Southern[i.e.na]Southern

  1. hyena

    animate
Where this word comes from

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 hienabor. Basque hiena Borrowed from Spanish hiena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).

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