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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/
Noun
balyena
- whale
- (offensive) obese person
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ballena.
Noun
balyena
- whale
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ballena.
Pronunciation
Noun
balyena (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ)
- whale
- Synonyms: dambuhala, tandayag
- whale oil
- wax candle from whale oil