pal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Angloromani phal, from Romani phral, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognates also include English brother, Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phratēr), Latin frater.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pal (plural pals)
- (colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber, someone to hang around with.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:friend
Verb[edit]
pal (third-person singular simple present pals, present participle palling, simple past and past participle palled)
- Be friends with, hang around with.
- John plans to pal around with Joe today.
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a contraction of the preposition pa (“for”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).
Contraction[edit]
pal m
Cahuilla[edit]
Noun[edit]
pál
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pālus (“stake, pole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aɫ
Noun[edit]
pal m (plural pals)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French pal, from Latin pālus. Cognate with paal.
Noun[edit]
pal m (plural pallen, diminutive palletje)
- catch (mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong way)
Adverb[edit]
pal
- firm, firmly
- (with a preposition or adverb) right, immediately
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pālus (“stake, pole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pal m
Kurdish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pal gender unspecified
Lojban[edit]
Rafsi[edit]
pal
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pālus (“stake”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /pɑːl/
Noun[edit]
pāl m
Declension[edit]
Declension of pal
Descendants[edit]
- English: pole
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pālus (“stake”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
pal m
Declension[edit]
declension of pal
Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
pal (plural pals)
Declension[edit]
declension of pal
Derived terms[edit]
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- English terms derived from Angloromani
- English terms derived from Romani
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English colloquialisms
- English verbs
- Asturian contractions
- Cahuilla nouns
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan nouns
- Dutch terms derived from Middle French
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch adverbs
- French terms derived from Latin
- French nouns
- Kurdish nouns
- Lojban rafsi
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English nouns
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Volapük nouns
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