"vlei" meaning in Afrikaans

See vlei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: vleie [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch vallei (“valley”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vallei||valley}} Dutch vallei (“valley”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|vleie|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} vlei (plural vleie), {{af-noun|e}} vlei (plural vleie)
  1. marsh, wetland, vlei
    Sense id: en-vlei-af-noun-RXCC2rAj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: vlei [present], vleiende [participle, present], gevlei [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch vleien. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vleien}} Dutch vleien Head templates: {{af-verb}} vlei (present vlei, present participle vleiende, past participle gevlei)
  1. flatter, coax, wheedle
    Sense id: en-vlei-af-verb-6Zg51MyT Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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