balyena

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ballena, from Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaen, variant of bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bal‧ye‧na
  • IPA(key): /balˈjena/, [bʌl̪ˈji.n̪ʌ]

Noun

balyena

  1. whale
  2. (offensive) obese person

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ballena.

Noun

balyena

  1. whale

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ballena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈjena/, [bɐlˈjɛ.nɐ]
  • Hyphenation: bal‧ye‧na

Noun

balyena (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ)

  1. whale
    Synonyms: dambuhala, tandayag
  2. whale oil
  3. wax candle from whale oil
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