Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bal‧ye‧na
  • IPA(key): /balˈjena/ [bɐl̪ˈji.n̪ɐ]

Noun

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balyena

  1. whale
  2. (offensive) obese person

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ballena.

Noun

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balyena

  1. whale

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ballena.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balyena (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ)

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