هیون
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Persian
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هیون (شتر دوکوهان) و بچهاش
Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina, “hyena”). If so, also cognate with English hyena.
Noun
[edit]هیون • (hayun or hiyun)
- (archaic) a beast, any large land animal
- (archaic) a Bactrian camel or a large horse
- Synonym: شتر دوکوهان (šotor-e do-kuhân), اسب کُتَل (asb-e kotal)
References
[edit]- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “هیون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press