nkịta ọhịa

Igbo

Etymology

nkịta (“dog”) +‎ ọhịa (“forest; hunt”)

Noun

nkịta ọhịa

1. hyaena
2. hunting dog

Further reading

• Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “nkïta öhïa”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 109