וואַל

See also: וואָל

Yiddish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

וואַל • (val) m, plural וואַלן (valn)

  1. selection
  2. (usually in the plural) election
Derived terms

Adjective

וואַל־ • (val-)

  1. electoral

Etymology 2

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

Noun

וואַל • (val) m, plural וואַלן (valn), diminutive וואַליק (valik)

  1. bulwark, rampart
Derived terms
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