pal (p l) Informal n. A friend; a chum. intr.v. palled, pal·ling, pals To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around. [Romany phral, phal, from Sanskrit bhr  t, bhrtr-, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots.]Word History: Pal, like buddy and chum, has an informal, thoroughly "American" ring to it. Its source, though, is rather unusual  Romany, the Indic language of the Gypsies. First recorded in English in the 17th century, pal was borrowed from a Romany word meaning "brother, comrade," which occurs as phal in the Romany spoken in England and phral in the Romany spoken in Europe. Gypsies speak an Indic language because they originally migrated to Europe from the border region between Iran and India. In other Indic languages we find related words meaning "brother," such as Hindustani bhi and Prakrit bhda or bhy; they all come from Sanskrit bhrt, which in turn traces its ancestry to the same Indo-European word that our word brother does. |
pal Informal
Noun
a close friend
Verb
[palling, palled]
pal up with to become friends with [Romany: brother]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pal - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activitiescobber - Australian term for a pal friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" |
| Verb | 1. | pal - become friends; act friendly towards befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" |
pal
Translations
PAL n abbr (TV) (= phase alternation line) → PAL nt
pal [pæl] (inf) n (= friend) → Kumpel m, Freund(in) m(f)
pal [pæl] (inf) n (= friend) → Kumpel m, Freund(in) m(f)
n pal [pӕl]
an informal word for a friend My son brought a pal home for tea. vriend صَديق приятел kamarád, -ka kammerat der Kumpel φίλος amigo, colega semu رفیق kaveri copain/-ine חָבֵר मित्र dobar prijatelj haver teman félagi amico 仲よし 동료, 친구 bičiulis, draugužis draugs; biedrs kawan vriend kompis, kamerat kompan, kumpel compincha tovarăş; prieten приятель kamarát, -ka prijatelj drugar kamrat, kompis เพื่อนฝูง arkadaş, ahbap 伙伴 приятель, товариш يار bạn 伙伴
adj pally
friendly They've become very pally. vriendelik وُدّي، صَديق приятелски kamarádský kammeratlig freundlich φιλικός amigo (de) sõbralik, sõbrutsev دوستانه toverillinen copain avec qqn חֶברוּתִי मित्रता prijateljski haverkodó bersahabat vinalegur amico 仲のよい 친한 bičiuliškas draudzīgs mesra vriendschappelijk kameratslig przyjacielski, zaprzyjaźniony amigo apropiat свойский kamarátsky prijateljski drugarski kamratlig, bundis ซึ่งเป็นมิตร dost, senli benli 要好的，(口)親密的 товариський, компанійський دوستانہ، يارانہ thân mật 要好的，（口）亲密的
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