Chval

== Czech == === Etymology === From chválit (“to praise”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈxval] === Proper noun === Chval m anim (female equivalent Chvalová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Chval”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Old Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxʋaɫ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxval/ === Proper noun === Chval m pers (diminutive Chvalec) a male given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Chval”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění