vågekval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From våg (“bay, inlet”) +‎ kval (“whale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋoːɡɛˌkʋɑːl/

Noun

vågekval m (definite singular vågekvalen, indefinite plural vågekvalar, definite plural vågekvalane)

1. a minke whale, common minke whale, northern minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
   • 1945, Olav Hoprekstad, Noreg:

     Kjøt av vågekval er god mat og mykje etterspurt i krisetider.

     The meat of the minke whale is good food and much sought after in times of hardship.

Synonyms

• sildekval

References

• “vågekval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.