pal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 1.6 Related terms 2 Asturian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Contraction 3 Catalan 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Dutch 4.1 Adverb 5 French 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 6 Korean 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Alternative spellings 6.1.2 Related terms 6.1.3 See also 7 Kurdish 7.1 Noun 8 Old English 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Pronunciation 8.3 Noun 8.3.1 Declension 8.3.2 Descendants 9 Polish 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Pronunciation 9.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Angloromani phal, from Romani phral, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pal/
• (US) IPA: /pæl/
• Rhymes: -æl

[edit] Noun

pal (plural pals)

1. (colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber, someone to hang around with.

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• See also Wikisaurus:friend

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to pal (third-person singular simple present pals, present participle palling, simple past and past participle palled)

1. Be friends with, hang around with.

   John plans to pal around with Joe today.

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• lap

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• palsy-walsy

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[edit] Asturian

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From a contraction of the preposition pa (“‘for’”) + masculine singular article el (“‘the’”).

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pal m.

1. for the

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[edit] Catalan

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Latin palus.

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pal

1. stake
2. pole

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pal

1. firm, firmly

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin palus.

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• IPA: /pal/, SAMPA: /pal/

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pal

1. stake
2. pole

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[edit] Korean

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pal (팔)

1. arm

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• pol (폴) (dialectal, Arae-a: archaic)

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• bal (발) foot; the span of wide open arms

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• areum (아름) armful

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pal

1. side

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[edit] Old English

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From Latin pālus.

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• IPA: /pɑːl/

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pāl m.

1. stake

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	pāl	pālas
accusative	pāl	pālas
genitive	pāles	pāla
dative	pāle	pālum

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• English: pole

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

Latin palus.

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[edit] Noun

pal

1. stake