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valu

“valu” is an Estonian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. pain
  2. cast (casting procedure)
  3. lightness, light

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valo, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Compare Swedish kval (“agony”) and German Qual (“agony”). Possibly a derivation of valge.

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