whale

(Anglų k.)

Noun

1. Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
2. (broadly) Any species of Cetacea.
3. (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
4. (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is excellent.
5. (figuratively) A gambler who routinely wagers large amounts of money.
6. (figuratively, informal) An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
7. (figuratively) A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
8. (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) An overweight person (usually a woman)

Verb

To hunt for whales.

Verb

To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/weɪl/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: whale

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: hwæl

Sutampa su vokiečių: Wal

Sutampa su švedų: val

Sutampa su danų: -

Sutampa su norvegų bukmolas: hval

Sutampa su naujoji norvegų: kval

Sutampa su olandų: walvis

Sutampa su vakarų fryzų: walfisk

Sutampa su vokiečių: Wels

Sutampa su lotynų: squalus

Sutampa su prūsų: kalis

Sutampa su senovės graikų: ἄσπαλος

Sutampa su avestų: 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀

In summary

From Middle English whal, whale, from Old English hwæl (“whale”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”) (compare German Wal, Swedish val, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hval, Norwegian Nynorsk kval; compare also Dutch walvis, West Frisian walfisk, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”) (compare German Wels, Latin squalus (“big sea fish”), Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἄσπαλος (áspalos), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”)).

Sinonimai

hulk

giant

heavyweight

cetacean

beat

oil

sturgeon

thrash

wale

whip

sea monster

cetaceac

blower

dolphin

🐬

huge

leviathan