whale

Anlam (English)

Noun

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

Verb

To hunt for whales.

Verb

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

Kavramlar

balina

🐳

kamçılamak

çok iyi şey

dayak atmak

dövmek

kocaman

pek çok

çok buyük şey

Synonyms

hulk

giant

heavyweight

cetacean

beat

oil

sturgeon

thrash

wale

whip

sea monster

cetaceac

blower

dolphin

🐬

huge

leviathan

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/weɪl/

Etimoloji (English)

Inherited from Ortaçağ İngilizcesi: whale

Inherited from Eski İngilizce: hwæl

Cognate with Almanca: Wal

Cognate with İsveççe: val

Cognate with Danca: -

Cognate with Norveççe Bokmål: hval

Cognate with Norveççe Nynorsk: kval

Cognate with Felemenkçe: walvis

Cognate with Batı Frizcesi: walfisk

Cognate with Almanca: Wels

Cognate with Latince: squalus

Cognate with Prusyaca: kalis

Cognate with Antik Yunanca: ἄσπαλος

Cognate with Avestçe: 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀

In summary

From Middle English 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”)).