vågekval

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From våg (“bay, inlet”) +‎ kval (“whale”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²ʋoːɡɛˌkʋɑːl/

Noun[edit]

vågekval m (definite singular vågekvalen, indefinite plural vågekvalar, definite plural vågekvalane)

  1. a minke whale, common minke whale, northern minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    • 1945, Olav Hoprekstad, Noreg:
      Kjøt av vågekval er god mat og mykje etterspurt i krisetider.
      The meat of the minke whale is good food and much sought after in times of hardship.

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