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knølkval

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From knøl +‎ kval (whale).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²knøːlˌkʋɑːl/

Noun

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knølkval m (definite singular knølkvalen, indefinite plural knølkvalar, definite plural knølkvalane)

  1. a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
    • 1956, Gunnar Pedersen (translated from Bjørn Hafslund), Økonomisk geografi:
      Omfram blåkval fangar dei finnkval, knølkval og seikval.
      Except for blue whale, they catch fin whale, humpback whale and sei whale.

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