val

Symbol

val

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Vehes.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Vehes terms

Etymology

Shortening of Valium.

Noun

val (countable and uncountable, plural vals)

1. (informal) Valium.
   • 1997 May 29, Kate Sholl, “Re: MED: Pain relief in Neck?”, in alt.med.fibromyalgia‎ (Usenet):

     and i must be on that list of people that need to get knocked over with a hammer 'cause vicodin and val don't knock me out.

   • 1998 December 29, rob [username], “Re: Depression and MS(leg/feet burning pain)”, in alt.support.mult-sclerosis‎ (Usenet):

     I would think though that whatever the reason for a panic attack valium would be great. I know that if my house was on fire and I was on 15mg of val It^[sic] would take a lot more energy than I had, to panic. ;^)

   • 2002 June 28, FllSpdAhd1 [username], “Re: Valium?”, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav‎ (Usenet):

     I'm a medic and phenobarb is the primary drug for true seizures, but the OP states the cat presents seizure like behavior at the sound of her voice. I don't know where any of you are from, but we don't treat seizures with val.

Anagrams

• AVL, LAV, Vla., lav

Etymology

From Dutch vallen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal/

• Audio:

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Verb

val (present val, present participle vallende, past participle geval)

1. to fall

Alternative forms

• vache (Tensino Panticuto), vall (Benasquese)

Etymology

From Latin valles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: val

Noun

val f (plural vals)

1. valley

References

• “valle”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈval]
• Rhymes: -al

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “val” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “val”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “val” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German wal, from Latin vallum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈval]
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

val m inan

1. bulwark, rampart

Further reading

• “val”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “val”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “val”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse valr.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German wal or Dutch wal (“coast, shore”), from Latin vallum. Doublet of vold.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”), cognate with German Wald. Doublet of vold. Alternatively, the same word as the noun above.