narwal

narwal (plural narwals)

1. Archaic form of narwhal.

From Dutch narwal, from Danish narhval.

narwal (plural narwals or narwalle)

1. narwhal, Monodon monoceros

Borrowed from Danish narhval. First attested in the 17th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑr.ʋɑl/

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• Hyphenation: nar‧wal

narwal m (plural narwals or narwallen, diminutive narwalletje n)

1. narwhal, Monodon monoceros

• Afrikaans: narwal

Borrowed from Polish narwal.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnar.val/
• Rhymes: -arval
• Syllabification: nar‧wal

narwal m animal

1. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “narwal”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Borrowed from French narval, from Danish narhval, from Old Norse náhvalr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnar.val/

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• Rhymes: -arval
• Syllabification: nar‧wal

narwal m animal

1. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

   Synonym: jednorożec

• → Kashubian: narwal

• narwal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• narwal in Polish dictionaries at PWN