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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)
- selection
- (usually in the plural) election
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Adjective
וואַל־ • (val-)
- 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)
- bulwark, rampart
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