یونس بالغی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From یونس (yunus, “Jonah”) +‎ بالق (balık, “fish”).

Noun

یونس بالغی • (yunus balığı)

  1. either of three species of cetaceans:
    1. common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
    2. porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
    3. Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)

Descendants
  • Turkish: yunus balığı

Further reading
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