ballena

== Aragonese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === ballena f (plural ballenas) whale === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “ballena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Asturian == === Noun === ballena f (plural ballenes) whale === Further reading === “ballena”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “ballena”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Chavacano == === Etymology === From Spanish ballena. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈʎena/, [baˈʎe.na] Hyphenation: ba‧lle‧na === Noun === ballena whale == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbaː.ɫɛ.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbaː.le.na] === Noun === bālena f (genitive bālenae); first declension alternative form of ballaena == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaena, variant of bālaena (compare Catalan balena, French baleine, Galician balea, Italian balena, Portuguese baleia, Romanian balenă), from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: ba‧lle‧na === Noun === ballena f (plural ballenas) whale baleen, whalebone Synonym: barbas de ballena ==== Hypernyms ==== (whale): cetáceo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: balyena → Huave: ballen → Masbatenyo: balyena → Tagalog: balyena → Ye'kwana: jayena === Further reading === “ballena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025