pêl

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.

pêl (plural pêls, diminutive pêllie)

1. (colloquial) pal

• pel

Inherited from Latin pilus.

pêl m (plural pêls) (ORB, broad)

1. (a single) body hair

• poil in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• pêl in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

From Latin pilus.

pêl m (plural pêi)

1. hair (on the body)

• pelôs
• cjaveli

pêl m (plural pël) (Cattolica)

1. pole

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

• IPA^(key): /peːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

pêl f (plural pelau or peli, diminutive pelen)

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

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pêl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• 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