wal
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑl
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Etymology 1
From Latin vallum (“wall”), from vallus (“stake, palisade, point”). Cognate with English wall.
Noun
Synonyms
- (levee): dijk
- (defensive wall): omwalling, stadsmuur
- (eye bags): oogwal
Derived terms
- bewallen, walling, stadswal
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wal (“whale”), from Old Dutch *wal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). Cognate with English whale. Possibly to avoid confusion with wal (“wall; shore”), the derived compound word walvis (“whale; lit. whale-fish”) gained currency over wal (“whale”). Similar clarifying compounds can be found elsewhere in Dutch: kraanvogel (“crane; lit. crane-bird”), muildier (“mule; lit. mule-animal”), oeros (“auroch; auroch-ox”), rendier (“rein; lit. rein-animal”), tortelduif (“turtle (bird); lit. turtle dove”) and windhond (“greyhound; lit. wind-dog”).
Synonyms
- (whale): walvis, waldier
Gamilaraay

wal
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /val/
References
- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /val/
Declension
Verb
wal
- second-person singular imperative of walić
Welsh
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