pal — a close friend; a buddy or companion
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a close friend; a buddy or companion
Pronunciation (IPA): /pæl/
Korean meaning: 친구, 동료, 친한 사람
Korean pronunciation: 팰 (강세: 팰)
Example Sentences
- Listen pal, you can't park your spaceship here!
- My gym pal always motivates me to work out harder.
- Thanks for helping me move, pal - I owe you a pizza!
pal
NOUN//pæl//
a close friend; a buddy or companion
💡 Concept
Close friends sharing good times
🎵 Rhyme
A pal and a gal shall always share!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/pæl/
🇬🇧 UK/pæl/
🌳Etymology
Rootpal
Origin
17세기 로마니(집시) 언어에서 '형제'를 뜻하는 'phal'에서 유래되었습니다. 이후 영어로 들어와 친밀한 친구를 가리키는 말로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
galshallcal
gal
shall
cal
🔗Collocations
old pal
pal around
pen pal
best pal
pal up with
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Listen pal, you can't park your spaceship here!”
“My gym pal always motivates me to work out harder.”
“Thanks for helping me move, pal - I owe you a pizza!”
😄 Fun example
“My dog thinks the mailman is his best pal now.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
buddyfriendmatecompanionchum
Antonyms
enemyfoestranger
Related
friendshipbuddycomradeally
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