Narwal

Meaning

narwhal (Arctic cetacean)

Concepts

narwhal

narwhale

narwal

sea unicorn

Synonyms

Meereseinhorn

Einhornwal

Narwhal

Translations

narval

narwal

narval

narval

narvalo

licorne des mers

Monodon

narval

narwhal

deniz gergedanı

حريش البحر

narval

αρκτοφάλαινα

φάλαινα νάρβαλ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnarva(ː)l/

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish: narhval

Borrowed from Swedish: narval

In summary

Borrowed from Danish narhval or Swedish narval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”).