vali
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vali"
English
Etymology
From Turkish vali, from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin). Compare English vilayet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑːˈlɪː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
vali (plural valis)
- Alternative form of wali.
Anagrams
Äiwoo
Verb
vali
- to beat (to make noise; e.g. a drum)
References
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Romanian vale.
Noun
vali f (plural vãljuri, definite articulation valea)
Synonyms
- clincã, trap
Derived terms
- vãlicã
Bunun
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *waʀi (“day; sun”).
Noun
vali
References
- “vali”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Aboriginal Languages] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Foundation for Research and Development of Aboriginal Languages, 2014
Cornish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English valey, from Anglo-Norman valey.[1]
Noun
vali m or f (plural valis)
Usage notes
- Given as feminine in An Gerlyver Meur, but masculine elsewhere.
Synonyms
References
- ^ 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.657)
Estonian
Verb
vali
Galician
Verb
vali
- (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of valer
Ido
Noun
vali
- plural of valo
Italian
Verb
vali
- inflection of valere:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Latvian
Noun
vali m
- vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of valis
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
From Latin vallem. Compare Romanian vale.
Noun
vali f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
[vali n]
- definite plural of val
Old Norse
Noun
vali
- inflection of valr:
- dative singular
- accusative plural
Portuguese
Verb
vali
- first-person singular preterite indicative of valer
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
vali class IX (plural vali class X)
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *wali. Cognates include Samoan vali and Tuvaluan vali.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈva.li]
- Hyphenation: va‧li
Noun
vali
Verb
vali
- (transitive) to paint
Derived terms
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 424
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish والی (vali), from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaː.li/
Audio: (file)
Noun
vali (definite accusative valiyi, plural valiler)
Declension
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Derived terms
- valilik
Related terms
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vali”, in Nişanyan Sözlük