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valas.

whale

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑlɑs/[ˈʋɑ̝lɑ̝s̠]
  1. whale

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *fālēs (compare Northern Sami fális), from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). Originally more commonly used as a part of the compound valaskala, for which compare Swedish valfisk.

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