jena

Maltese

/ˈjɛːna/

noun

Definitions

hyena

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian iena derived from Latin hyaena derived from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (a sow, hyena hyaena).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὕαινα

Gloss

a sow, hyena hyaena

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hyena English
hyaena Latin
hyēna Latin
Hyäne German
iena Italian
hyena Dutch, Flemish
hyène French
ὕαινα Ancient Greek
ὗς Ancient Greek
hyene Norwegian Bokmål
hyene Norwegian Nynorsk
hyene Old French
ჰიენა Georgian