transcription, транскрипция: [ sī-ˈlē-nəs ]
noun
( plural si·le·ni -ˌnī)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Latin, from Greek silēnos, from Silēnos foster father of Dionysus
Date: 1542
: a minor woodland deity and companion of Dionysus in Greek mythology with a horse's ears and tail