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balyena

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

balyena

  1. whale
  2. (offensive) obese person

Masbatenyo edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish ballena.

Noun edit

balyena

  1. whale

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish ballena.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

balyena (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ)

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