different between vali vs vail

English

Etymology

From Turkish vali, from Arabic ?????? (w?lin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v???l??/

Noun

vali (plural valis)

1. Alternative form of wali

Anagrams

• LAIV, Vail, Vial, Vila, vail, vial, vila

Aiwoo

Verb

vali

1. 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, issue 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

• vale

Etymology

From Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Romanian vale.

Noun

vali f (plural vãljuri, definite articulation valea)

1. valley

Synonyms

• clincã, trap

Derived terms

• vãlicã

Ido

Noun

vali

1. plural of valo

Italian

Verb

vali

1. second-person singular present indicative of valere
2. second-person singular imperative of valere

Anagrams

• lavi

Latvian

Noun

vali m

1. vocative singular form of valis
2. accusative singular form of valis
3. instrumental singular form of valis

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

[vali] n

1. plural definite of val

Portuguese

Verb

vali

1. first-person singular (eu) preterite indicative of valer

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (w?l?).

Noun

vali (definite accusative valiyi, plural valiler)

1. governor

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve?l/
• Rhymes: -e?l
• Homophones: vale, veil

Etymology 1

From Middle English vayle, from Old French vail, from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin vale? (“I am worth”).

Noun

vail (plural vails)

1. (obsolete) Profit; return; proceeds.
   • 1605, George Chapman, Ben Jonson, and John Marston, Eastward Hoe, London: William Aspley, Act II, Scene 2,^[1]

     My house is as t’were the Caue, where the yong Out-lawe hoords the stolne vayles of his occupation […]

2. (chiefly in the plural, obsolete) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
   • 1696, John Dryden, The Husband His Own Cuckold, London: J. Tonson, Act I, Scene 1, p. 9,^[2]

     Do you remember, how many Rich Gowns and Petticoats, how many lac’d Pinners, Hoods, Scarfs, and Nightrails, I have given you, since the three Years you have serv’d me, together with many other Vails, Perquisites, and Profits you have enjoy’d in my Service?

   • 1742, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, London: Harrison & Co., 1780, Volume I, Book 2, Chapter 16, p. 91,^[3]

     […] it is a maxim among the gentlemen of our cloth, that those masters who promise the most, perform the least; and I have often heard them say, they have found the largest vails in those families where they were not promised any.

Etymology 2

Aphetic form of avale.

Noun

vail (plural vails)

1. (obsolete) Submission.

Verb

vail (third-person singular simple present vails, present participle vailing, simple past and past participle vailed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To pay homage, bow, submit, defer (to someone or something); to yield, give way (to something).
   • 1590, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine, London, Act I, Scene 2,^[4]

     […] Christian Merchants that with Russian stems

     Plow vp huge furrowes in the Caspian sea.

     Shall vaile to vs, as Lords of all the Lake.

   • 1608, William Shakespeare, Pericles, Act IV, Prologue,^[5]

     She would with rich and constant pen

     Vail to her mistress Dian;

   • 1690, John Locke, An Essay concerning Human Understanding, London: Thomas Basset, Book 4, Chapter 17, p. 346,^[6]

     […] when a Man does not readily vail to the Opinions of approved Authors, which have been received with respect and submission by others

   • 1692, Robert South, Discourses on Various Subjects and Occasions, Boston: Bowles & Dearborn, 1827, Discourse 5, p. 370,^[7]

     Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbour’s necessity.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To remove as a sign of deference, as a hat.
   • c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, Act V, Scene 3,^[8]

     […] Now the time is come

     That France must vail her lofty-plumed crest

     And let her head fall into England’s lap.

   • 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 5,^[9]

     […] the Templar […] , without vailing his bonnet, or testifying any reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic, took from his neck a gold chain, which he flung on the board […]

3. (transitive, obsolete) To lower, let fall; to allow or cause to sink.
   • c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Again?t venemous tongues enpoy?oned with ?claunder and fal?e detractions &c.:

     Then let them vale a bonet of their proud ?ayle,
     And of their taunting toies re?t with il hayle.

   • 1594, Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, London: William Jones,^[10]

     […] when he shall know it lies in vs,

     To banish him, and then to call him home,

     Twill make him vaile the topflag of his pride,

     And feare to offend the meanest noble man.

   • c. 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act V, Scene 1,^[11]

     […] Vail your regard

     Upon a wrong’d, I would fain have said, a maid!

4. (vexillology) (transitive, current, operational) To lower or "dip" a carried flag or banner in a salute by a forward reducing of the angle of the pike/flagstaff with respect to the ground; in extreme instances, as when saluting a monarch, both the banner and the finial of the pike are allowed to rest upon the ground.

Etymology 3

Noun

vail (plural vails)

1. Archaic form of veil.
2. Misspelling of veil.

Verb

vail (third-person singular simple present vails, present participle vailing, simple past and past participle vailed)

1. Archaic form of veil.
2. Misspelling of veil.

Anagrams

• LAIV, VALI, Vali, Vial, Vila, vali, vial, vila