כוואַליע

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Belarusian хва́ля (xválja), from Polish fala, from German Welle, from Middle High German welle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ. Compare Ukrainian хви́ля (xvýlja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כוואַליע (khvalyef, plural כוואַליעס (khvalyes)

  1. wave (in a liquid, as in bodies of water)

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