vlei

== English == === Alternative forms === vley, vly === Etymology === From Afrikaans vlei, from Dutch vallei (“valley”). Doublet of valley and vly. === Pronunciation === (General South African) IPA(key): /fleɪ/, /fliː/ (UK) IPA(key): /fleɪ/, /vleɪ/, /vlaɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /vleɪ/, /fleɪ/, (sometimes) /vli/, /fli/ === Noun === vlei (plural vleis) (Southern Africa) A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally. ==== Derived terms ==== vlei rat ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Levi, Viel, evil, live, veil, vile == Afrikaans == === Etymology 1 === From Dutch vallei (“valley”). ==== Noun ==== vlei (plural vleie) marsh, wetland, vlei === Etymology 2 === From Dutch vleien. ==== Verb ==== vlei (present vlei, present participle vleiende, past participle gevlei) flatter, coax, wheedle == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛi̯ === Verb === vlei inflection of vleien: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === veil, viel