Etymology

vlei

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Today it means: A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally. Full definition →

Dutch vallei
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The story

  1. Dutch · derived fromvallei“valley”
  2. English todayvlei

Borrowed from Afrikaans vlei, from Dutch vallei (“valley”). Doublet of valley and vly.

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