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Yen vs Hyen - What's the difference?

yen | hyen |

As nouns the difference between yen and hyen

is that yen is the unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen while hyen is a hyena.

As a verb yen

is to have a strong desire for.

yen

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , from (etyl) ).

Noun

(yen)
  • The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen.
  • A coin or note worth one yen.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
    • Synonyms
    * craving, desire, hankering, urge, yearning

    Verb

    (yenn)
  • To have a strong desire for.

    • Anagrams

    * English invariant nouns English terms with multiple etymologies ----

    hyen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A hyena.
    • I will laugh like a hyen . — Shakespeare.
    (Webster 1913)