Whale
//weɪl//
Translations of "whale" (206 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | джейхэр(large sea mammal) | džejxɛr | |
| Afrikaans | walvis(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Ainu | フンペ(large sea mammal) | humpe | |
| Albanian | balenë(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Aleut | alax̂(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Alutor | юӈый(large sea mammal), юӈюӈ(large sea mammal) | juŋəj, juŋjuŋ | |
| Ancient Greek | κῆτος(large sea mammal), φάλλαινα(large sea mammal) | kêtos, phállaina | |
| Arabic | حُوت(large sea mammal), حُوت(large sea mammal) | ḥūt, ḥūt | |
| Aragonese | ballena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Aramaic | ܩܐܛܐ(large sea mammal) | qēṭā | |
| Armenian | կետ(large sea mammal) | ket | |
| Assamese | তিমি(large sea mammal), তিমি মাছ(large sea mammal) | timi, timi mas | |
| Asturian | ballena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Avar | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Azerbaijani | balina(large sea mammal), kit(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Balinese | paus(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Basque | balea(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Bau Bidayuh | kien paos(large sea mammal), paos(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Belarusian | кіт(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Bengali | তিমি(large sea mammal) | timi | |
| Biatah Bidayuh | paus(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Bislama | welfis(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Breton | balum(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Bulgarian | кит(large sea mammal), бия(to beat vigorously), пердаша(to beat vigorously) | kit, bija, perdaša | |
| Burmese | ငါးဝန်(large sea mammal), ဝေလငါး(large sea mammal) | nga:wan, wela.nga: | |
| Catalan | balena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Cebuano | balyena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | نەھەنگ(large sea mammal) | neheng | |
| Central Melanau | pauih(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Chavacano | ballena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Chechen | докх(large sea mammal) | doq | |
| Cherokee | ᏓᏆ(large sea mammal) | daqua | |
| Chinese | җинйү(large sea mammal), 海翁(large sea mammal), 鯨魚 /鲸鱼(large sea mammal) | žinyü, zh-min-nan, kiang-hî | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 鯨魚 /鲸鱼(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 鯨魚 /鲸鱼(large sea mammal), 捕鯨 /捕鲸(hunt for whales) | jīngyú, bǔjīng | |
| Chukchi | ръэв(large sea mammal), ръэвыт(large sea mammal) | rʺėv, rʺėvyt | |
| Church Slavic | к҄итъ(large sea mammal) | kʹitŭ | |
| Cornish | morvil(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Corsican | balena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Crimean Tatar | kit(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Czech | velryba(large sea mammal), velrybařit(hunt for whales) | — | |
| Danish | hval(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Dutch | walvis(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Eastern Min Chinese | 鯨魚 /鲸鱼(large sea mammal) | gĭng-ngṳ̀ | |
| Elfdalian | wal(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Emilian | baläṅna(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Erzya | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Esperanto | baleno(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Estonian | vaal(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Even | калим(large sea mammal) | kalim | |
| Evenki | калим(large sea mammal) | kalim | |
| Faroese | hvalur(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Fijian | tavuto(large sea mammal), tovuto(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Finnish | valas(large sea mammal), pyytää valaita(hunt for whales) | — | |
| French | baleine(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Friulian | balene(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Galician | balea(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Georgian | ვეშაპი(large sea mammal) | vešaṗi | |
| German | Wal(large sea mammal), verhauen(to beat vigorously) | — | |
| Greek | φάλαινα(large sea mammal) | fálaina | |
| Greenlandic | arfeq(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Guinea-Bissau Creole | baleia(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Gujarati | તિમિ(large sea mammal), વ્હેલ માછલી(large sea mammal) | timi, vhel māchlī | |
| Haida | kun(large sea mammal), kung̱aawagan(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Haitian Creole | balèn(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Hakka Chinese | 鯨魚 /鲸鱼(large sea mammal) | kîn-ǹg | |
| Halkomelem | qwél:es(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Hawaiian | koholā(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Hebrew | לווייתן \ לִוְיָתָן(large sea mammal) | livyatán | |
| Hindi | तिमि(large sea mammal), तिमिंगल(large sea mammal), व्हेल(large sea mammal), ह्वेल(large sea mammal) | timi, timiṅgal, vhel, hvel | |
| Hungarian | bálna(large sea mammal), cet(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Iban | ikan bam(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Icelandic | hvalur(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Ido | baleno(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Ilocano | balyena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Indonesian | ikan paus(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Ingrian | kiitta(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Inuktitut | ᐊᕐᕕᒃ(large sea mammal) | arfik | |
| Inupiaq | agviq(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Irish | míol mór(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Italian | balena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Japanese | クジラ(large sea mammal), 勇魚(large sea mammal), 鯨(large sea mammal) | kujira, isana, kujira | |
| Javanese | iwak gajah(large sea mammal), lodan(large sea mammal), timinggila(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Kabardian | джей(large sea mammal) | džej | |
| Kalmyk | тул заһсн(large sea mammal) | tul zağsn | |
| Kannada | ತಿಮಿಂಗಿಲ(large sea mammal) | timiṅgila | |
| Kapampangan | dambuala(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Karipúna Creole French | balén(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Karok | ishkêet(large sea mammal), ípar(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Kashaya | pu·šu(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Kazakh | кит(large sea mammal), науан(large sea mammal) | kit, nauan | |
| Khmer | ពិន្ទង(large sea mammal) | pintɔɔng | |
| Kildin Sami | ва̄лесь(large sea mammal) | vāl’es’ | |
| Klamath-Modoc | Ɂalhaq(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Korean | 고래(large sea mammal) | gorae | |
| Kwak'wala | g̱wa̱'ya̱m(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Kyrgyz | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Ladino | balena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Lao | ບາແລນ(large sea mammal), ວານ(large sea mammal) | bā lǣn, wān | |
| Latin | balaena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Latvian | valis(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Ligurian | balénn-a(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Lingala | mondɛ́lɛ́(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Linngithigh | thok(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Lithuanian | banginis(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Lombard | balèna(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Low German | Waal(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | wjelryba(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Wal(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Macedonian | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Malagasy | trozona(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Malay | ikan paus(large sea mammal), lodan(large sea mammal), mina(large sea mammal), paus(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Malayalam | തിമിംഗലം(large sea mammal) | timiṅgalaṁ | |
| Maltese | balena(large sea mammal), baliena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Manchu | ᠪᠣᠣ ᠨᡳᠮᠠᡥᠠ(large sea mammal) | boo nimaha | |
| Manx | meeyl mooar(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Māori | ika moana(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Marathi | देवमासा(large sea mammal) | devmāsā | |
| Mele-Fila | tafurā(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Middle English | whal(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Middle Persian | 𐭪𐭥𐭩(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Moksha | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Mongolian | халим(large sea mammal), ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠮᠤ(large sea mammal) | xalim, qalimu | |
| Nahuatl | huēyimichin(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Nanai | калима(large sea mammal) | kalima | |
| Navajo | łóóʼtsoh(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Nepali | तिमि(large sea mammal) | timi | |
| Ngarrindjeri | kondoli(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Nheengatu | pirawasú(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Nivkh | кеӈ(large sea mammal) | keŋ | |
| Nootka | ʔiiḥtuup(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | neheng(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Northern Sami | fális(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hval(large sea mammal), kval(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kval(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Occitan | balena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Odia | ତିମି(large sea mammal) | timi | |
| Okinawan | ぐじら(large sea mammal) | guzira | |
| Old East Slavic | китъ(large sea mammal) | kitŭ | |
| Old English | hwæl(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Old French | balaine(large sea mammal), baleine(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Old High German | wal(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Old Tupi | pirapu'ã(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | آطه بالغی(large sea mammal), بالنه(large sea mammal) | ada balığı, balena | |
| Palauan | medob(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Pangasinan | lampasot(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Pannonian Rusyn | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Pashto | نهنګ(large sea mammal) | naháng | |
| Persian | نهنگ(large sea mammal), وال(large sea mammal) | nahang, vâl | |
| Piedmontese | balen-a(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Waulfesch(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Polish | waleń(large sea mammal), wieloryb(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Portuguese | baleia(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Rapa Nui | taʻoraha(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Romagnol | baléna(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Romanian | balenă(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Romansch | balena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Russian | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Saanich | ḰENES(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Samoan | tafolā(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Sanskrit | तिमि(large sea mammal) | timi | |
| Scots | whaul(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | muc-mhara(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kit(large sea mammal), velriba(large sea mammal), велриба(large sea mammal), кит(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Seri | aasj(large sea mammal), ziix hapx coom(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Sicilian | balena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Sie | tovura(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Slovak | veľryba(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Slovene | kit(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Sotho | leruarua(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Spanish | ballena(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Swahili | nyangumi(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Swedish | val(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Tagalog | balyena(large sea mammal), tandayag(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Tahitian | tohorā(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Tajik | кит(large sea mammal), наҳанг(large sea mammal) | kit, nahang | |
| Tamil | சிலக்குணம்(large sea mammal), சிலத்திற்கடுகு(large sea mammal), திமிங்கிலம்(large sea mammal) | cilakkuṇam, cilattiṟkaṭuku, timiṅkilam | |
| Tatar | кит(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Telugu | తిమింగలం(large sea mammal) | timiṅgalaṁ | |
| Tetum | baleia(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Thai | ปลาวาฬ(large sea mammal), วาฬ(large sea mammal) | bplaa-waan, waan | |
| Tibetan | ཆུ་སྲིན(large sea mammal) | chu srin | |
| Tigrinya | ዓሳ ነባሪ(large sea mammal) | ʿasa näbari | |
| Tongan | tofuāʻa(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Tswana | leruarua(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Turkish | balina(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Turkmen | kit(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Ukrainian | кит(large sea mammal) | kyt | |
| Unami | mpiàxkw(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Upper Sorbian | wjelryba(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Urdu | وہیل(large sea mammal) | vhel | |
| Uyghur | كىت(large sea mammal) | kit | |
| Uzbek | kit(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Venetan | bałéna(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Vietnamese | cá voi(large sea mammal), cá ông(large sea mammal), cá ông voi(large sea mammal), kình ngư(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Volapük | valüt(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Walloon | ballaînn(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Welsh | morfil(large sea mammal), morfilod(large sea mammal) | — | |
| West Coast Bajau | paus(large sea mammal) | — | |
| West-Frisian | walfisk(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Woiwurrung | be-ti-el(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Wu Chinese | 鯨魚 /鲸鱼(large sea mammal) | ⁶jin-ng | |
| Yámana | wápisa(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Yiddish | וואַלפֿיש(large sea mammal) | valfish | |
| Yurok | hekwsa'(large sea mammal) | — | |
| Zhuang | ginghyiz(large sea mammal) | — |
walvis
balenë
alax̂
ballena
ballena
balina, kit
paus
balea
kien paos, paos
paus
welfis
balum
balena
balyena
pauih
ballena
鯨魚 /鲸鱼
morvil
balena
velryba, velrybařit
hval
walvis
wal
baläṅna
baleno
vaal
hvalur
tavuto, tovuto
valas, pyytää valaita
baleine
balene
balea
Wal, verhauen
arfeq
baleia
kun, kung̱aawagan
balèn
qwél:es
koholā
bálna, cet
ikan bam
hvalur
baleno
balyena
ikan paus
kiitta
agviq
míol mór
balena
iwak gajah, lodan, timinggila
dambuala
ishkêet, ípar
pu·šu
Ɂalhaq
g̱wa̱'ya̱m
balena
balaena
valis
balénn-a
mondɛ́lɛ́
thok
banginis
balèna
Waal
wjelryba
trozona
ikan paus, lodan, mina, paus
balena, baliena
meeyl mooar
ika moana
tafurā
whal
huēyimichin
łóóʼtsoh
kondoli
pirawasú
ʔiiḥtuup
neheng
fális
hval, kval
balena
hwæl
balaine, baleine
pirapu'ã
medob
lampasot
balen-a
Waulfesch
waleń, wieloryb
baleia
taʻoraha
baléna
balenă
balena
ḰENES
tafolā
whaul
muc-mhara
kit, velriba, велриба, кит
aasj, ziix hapx coom
balena
tovura
veľryba
kit
leruarua
ballena
nyangumi
val
balyena, tandayag
tohorā
baleia
tofuāʻa
leruarua
balina
kit
mpiàxkw
wjelryba
kit
bałéna
cá voi, cá ông, cá ông voi, kình ngư
valüt
ballaînn
morfil, morfilod
paus
walfisk
be-ti-el
wápisa
hekwsa'
ginghyiz
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