"vaal" meaning in Afrikaans

See vaal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɑːl/ Forms: vaal [attributive], valer [comparative], vaalste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch vaal, from Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vaal}} Dutch vaal, {{inh|af|dum|vāle}} Middle Dutch vāle, {{inh|af|odt|*falo}} Old Dutch *falo, {{inh|af|frk|*falu}} Frankish *falu, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*falwaz}} Proto-Germanic *falwaz Head templates: {{af-adj|vaal|valer}} vaal (attributive vaal, comparative valer, superlative vaalste)
  1. sallow, pallid, pale, light
    Sense id: en-vaal-af-adj-eAGWfxSM Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "vaal"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch vaal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "vāle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch vāle",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*falo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *falo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*falu"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *falu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*falwaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *falwaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch vaal, from Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vaal",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaalste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vaal",
        "2": "valer"
      },
      "expansion": "vaal (attributive vaal, comparative valer, superlative vaalste)",
      "name": "af-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sallow, pallid, pale, light"
      ],
      "id": "en-vaal-af-adj-eAGWfxSM",
      "links": [
        [
          "sallow",
          "sallow"
        ],
        [
          "pallid",
          "pallid"
        ],
        [
          "pale",
          "pale"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɑːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaal"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "vaal"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch vaal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "vāle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch vāle",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*falo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *falo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*falu"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *falu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*falwaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *falwaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch vaal, from Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vaal",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaalste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vaal",
        "2": "valer"
      },
      "expansion": "vaal (attributive vaal, comparative valer, superlative vaalste)",
      "name": "af-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans adjectives",
        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Frankish",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Frankish",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sallow, pallid, pale, light"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sallow",
          "sallow"
        ],
        [
          "pallid",
          "pallid"
        ],
        [
          "pale",
          "pale"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɑːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaal"
}

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