וואַל

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walą. Compare German Wahl.

Noun[edit]

וואַל (valm, plural וואַלן (valn)

  1. selection
  2. (usually in the plural) election
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Adjective[edit]

וואַל־ (val-)

  1. electoral

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Polish wał, Russian вал (val), and/or Ukrainian вал (val). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *valъ.

Noun[edit]

וואַל (valm, plural וואַלן (valn), diminutive וואַליק (valik)

  1. bulwark, rampart
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