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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga) (in turn бе́лый (bélyj, “white”)). In modern standard Russian белу́га (belúga) means the fish only (the "European sturgeon") and белу́ха (belúxa) a "white whale".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbeːˈlu.ɣaː/, /ˌbeːˈlu.ɡaː/
- Hyphenation: be‧loe‧ga
Noun
beloega m (plural beloega's, diminutive beloegaatje n)
- beluga, Delphinapterus leucas
1677, Historisch verhael, of Beschryving Van de Voyagie, Gedaen onder de Suite van den Heere Koenraad van Klenk, Jan Claesz. ten Hoorn, page 94: