valer

Meaning

1. to be worth
2. to be useful or valid
3. to be well, healthy
4. to be strong
5. (reflexive) (+ de) to make use of
6. (reflexive) to take care of oneself, to manage (on one's own)

Hyphenated as

va‧ler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baˈleɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish valer, from Latin valēre, valeō, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). Compare English value.