pêl

See also: pel, pèl, and pel'

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English pal, from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of broer.

Noun

pêl (plural pêls, diminutive pêllie)

1. (colloquial) pal

Alternative forms

• pel

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin pilus.

Noun

pêl m (plural pêi)

1. hair (on the body)

Related terms

• pelôs
• cjaveli

Romagnol

Noun

pêl m (plural pël) (Cattolica)

1. pole

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pel, from Proto-Brythonic *pel (compare Cornish pele, pelle), from Latin pila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

pêl f (plural pelau or peli)

1. ball
2. sphere, orb, cannon-ball
3. (figurative) world, earth
4. mark of honour, prize, renown

Derived terms

• pêl-droed (“football (soccer)”)
• pelen (diminutive form)
• pêl-fas (“baseball”)
• pêl-fasged (“basketball”)
• pêl-rwyd (“netball”)
• pêl-foli (“volleyball”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pêl	bêl	mhêl	phêl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pêl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies