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Translingual
Symbol
pal
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Middle Persian.
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, frater, and friar.
Pronunciation
Noun
pal (plural pals)
- (colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
- Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.
- (colloquial) An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
- Don't you threaten me, pal – I'll report you to the police.
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Translations
Verb
pal (third-person singular simple present pals, present participle palling, simple past and past participle palled)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Synonym of pal around
2012 November 26, Evan Schlansky, “Song Premiere: Ife Sanchez Mora, Hopeful Heart”, in American Songwriter:As an adult, she moved to New York and palled with trip-hop artist Tricky, who signed her to his own label.
2017 August 21, Kyle Swenson, “The rise and fall of Miami’s ‘CEO of Purple Drank’”, in The Washington Post:There were pictures of Garcia flashing diamond mouth grills. Spewing out a Vesuvius-amount of smoke. Showing off a riot of body tattoos. Aiming guns. Palling with superstars like Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. […]
2020 January 30, Ryan Mac, “How Tesla CEO Elon Musk Won His "Pedo Guy" Trial”, in BuzzFeed News:In the trial, they showed photographs and videos of Unsworth being congratulated by the UK prime minister, palling with Thai government officials, and smiling while Prince William pinned him with an MBE, an appointment to the Order of the British Empire.
2022 March 4, Graham Rayman, “Roger Stone said he never saw NYPD cop bodyguard with a gun or shield — video shows otherwise”, in New York Daily News:Greco also palled with Stone’s friend “Manhattan Madam” Kristin Davis, who was convicted of prostitution-related activities and selling prescription drugs.
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Anagrams
Angloromani
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Romani phral. Cognate with English brother.
Pronunciation
Noun
pal
- brother
Sa see pal te pen?- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- friend
Every time I tried to make a pal...- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “pal”, in Angloromani Dictionary, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, page 25
- “pal”, in Angloromani Dictionary, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, page 59
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition pa (“for”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).
Contraction
pal m
- for the
Azerbaijani
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
pal (definite accusative palı, plural pallar)
- the green husk of a young hazelnut
Declension
Further reading
Cahuilla
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.
Noun
pál
- water
References
- Katherine Siva Sauvel, Pamela Munro (1983) Chem'ivillu' (let's speak Cahuilla)
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan pal, from Latin pālus (“stake, pole”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
pal m (plural pals)
- stake
- pole
- (field hockey or ice hockey) stick
- Synonym: estic
- (heraldry) pale
- (colloquial) bore, drag
- és un pal ― he's a drag
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References
Cupeño
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa. Cognate with Cahuilla pál, Luiseño paala, Tübatulabal bal, Northern Paiute paa, Comanche paa, Hopi paahu, Classical Nahuatl atl.
Noun
pál
- water
References
- Jane H. Hill (2005) A Grammar of Cupeño
Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَال (bāl).
Noun
pal m
- (always with a pronominal suffix) mind, attention, memory
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 169
Czech
Pronunciation
Interjection
pal!
- fire! (a signal to shoot)
Verb
pal
- second-person singular imperative of pálit
Further reading
- pal in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pal in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French pal, from Latin pālus. Cognate with paal.
Pronunciation
Noun
pal m (plural pallen, diminutive palletje n)
- catch (mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong way)
Adverb
pal
- firm, firmly
- (with a preposition or adverb) right, immediately
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pālus (“stake, pole”). Compare the inherited doublet pieu.
Pronunciation
Noun
pal m (plural pals)
- stake
- pole
- (heraldry) pale
Further reading
Garo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Postposition
pal
- (follows genitive case -ni) because, on account of
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch paal (“pole”), from Middle Dutch pâel, from Old Dutch pāl, from Latin pālus. Semantic loan from Dutch mijlpaal (“milestone”).
Noun
pal (first-person possessive palku, second-person possessive palmu, third-person possessive palnya)
- milestone, one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.
- Synonyms: batu, mil, tonggak
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
pal (first-person possessive palku, second-person possessive palmu, third-person possessive palnya)
- Nonstandard spelling of faal.
Further reading
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Participle
pal
- second-person singular imperative of paliś
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Noun
pal ?
- side
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
pal m (plural pals)
- post, pole, stake
- (nautical) mast
Old English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pālus (“stake”), possibly through a Proto-West Germanic intermediate *pāl. Compare Old High German pfāl (German Pfahl), Old Dutch pāl (Dutch paal). Doublet of pǣl, from the variant Proto-West Germanic *pāli.
Pronunciation
Noun
pāl m
- stake
Declension
Declension of pal (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from either Old Dutch pāl or Old High German pāl, from Proto-West Germanic *pāl, from Latin pālus (“stake, prop”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach”). Cognate to Old English pāl. Doublet of pēl.
Pronunciation
Noun
pāl f
- pole
Descendants
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Pipil
Pronunciation
Noun
-pal
- of (genitive relation, also forms genitive pronouns)
Ne pelu ipal ne takat- The dog of the man → The man's dog.
Ashan ini kal mupal- Now this house is yours
- for (benefactive relation)
Tikpiat se mupal wan se nupal- We have one for you and one for me
Usage notes
- The relational noun -pal is part of a restricted group of relationals that can be used without a possessive marker when it accompanies an explicit complement, thus acting like a preposition:
Ne pelu pal ne takat- The dog of the man → The man's dog.
Declension
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle High German pfāl, phāl, from Old High German pfāl, phāl, from Proto-West Germanic *pāl, *pāli, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.
Noun
pal m inan (diminutive palik)
- stake (piece of wood)
- (construction) pile (for the support of a building)
- Hypernym: słup
Declension
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Etymology 2
Imperative of palić.
Interjection
pal
- (military) shoot!
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pal
- second-person singular imperative of palić
Further reading
- pal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pâle.
Adjective
pal m or n (feminine singular pală, masculine plural pali, feminine and neuter plural pale)
- pale
Declension
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
pal (plural paal)
- knife
Spanish
Contraction
pal
- (colloquial) contraction of para (“for”) + el (“the”)
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Further reading
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
pal (nominative plural pals)
- parent, father or mother
- Hyponyms: fat, hipal, jipal, mot
Declension
declension of pal
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
See also