Whale

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English hƿæl .

Noun

whale (whales )

1. any of several species of large sea mammals

Related terms

• whaler
• whaling
• whale shark
• blue whale
• humpback whale
• killer whale
• sperm whale
• narwhale

Translations

• Bosnian: kit m
• Chinese: 鲸鱼 (jingyu)
• Czech: velryba f
• Dutch: walvis m
• Old English: hwæl m
• Estonian: vaal
• Finnish: valas
• French: baleine f
• German: Wal m
• Hebrew: לויתן m
• Italian: balena f
• Japanese: 鯨 (くじら , kujira)
• Latin: balaena f
• Lithuanian: banginis m
• Portuguese: baleia f
• Russian: кит (kit)
• Slovak: veľryba f
• Slovene: kit m
• Spanish: ballena f
• Swedish: val c
• Turkish: balina

See also

• pod