Definition
A small fish, also called a capelin, used as food and as bait in fishing.
Etymology
From French 'capélan,' possibly from Basque or other Romance language sources, referring to a small Atlantic fish.
Kelly Says
Capelan (capelin) runs are spectacular natural events—millions of these tiny fish swim to shore to spawn all at once, and they've been so important to Atlantic fishing communities that capelin shortages can devastate entire economies!
Translations
ARالعربية
كَابَلَان
ka-ba-laan
BNবাংলা
ক্যাপেলান
ka-peh-la-an
CACatalà
capellà
ka-peh-ya
DADansk
kapellan
ka-pe-lan
ELΕλληνικά
καπελάν
ka-pe-lan
ESEspañol
caplán
ka-plahn
FISuomi
kappeli
ka-peh-li
FRFrançais
capelan
ka-peh-lan
HIहिन्दी
कैपेलान
ka-peh-la-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
kapelan
ka-peh-lan
ITItaliano
cappellano
kap-pe-lah-noh
MSBahasa Melayu
kapelan
ka-peh-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကပေလန်
ka-peh-lan
NLNederlands
kapelaan
ka-pe-la-an
NONorsk
kapellan
ka-pe-lan
PLPolski
kapelan
ka-pe-lan
PTPortuguês
capelão
ka-peh-law
RORomână
caplănaș
kap-la-nash
RUРусский
капеллана
ka-pel-lan-ah
SVSvenska
kapellan
ka-pel-lan
SWKiswahili
kapteni
ka-pten-i
TAதமிழ்
கேபிலன்
ka-pe-lan
TEతెలుగు
కేపెలాన్
ke-pe-la-an
THไทย
เจ้าหน้าที่
chao na-thi
TLTL
kapelano
ka-pe-la-noh
TRTürkçe
kapelan
ka-peh-lan
UKУкраїнська
капелан
ka-pe-lan
VITiếng Việt
chaplain
cha-plein