pêl

See also: pel, pèl, and pel'

Afrikaans

Etymology

From English pal.

Noun

pêl (plural pêls)

1. (colloquial) pal

Alternative forms

• pel

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin pilus.

Noun

pêl m (plural pêi)

1. hair (on the body)

Related terms

• pelôs
• cjaveli

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pila, cf Cornish pele, pelle.

Noun

pêl (f), pl pelau, peli.

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

Derived terms

• pêl-droed
• pêl-fas
• pêl-fasged
• pêl-rwyd

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

• "pêl" in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (A Dictionary of the Welsh Language). University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014.