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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Etymology 1

From gallon.

Noun

gal (plural gal or gals)

1. Abbreviation of gallon.

Etymology 2

Representing a nonstandard pronunciation of girl.

Noun

gal (plural gals)

1. (colloquial) A young woman.

Usage notes

As with many colloquial terms relating to women (including, in some cases, "girl" itself), some may perceive the usage of this term to be derogatory. The word, however, is fairly neutral in and of itself.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:girl

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Shortened from galileo.

Noun

gal (plural gals, symbol Gal)

1. A galileo (unit of acceleration).

See also

• guy

Anagrams

• AGL, ALG, Alg., GLA, LAG, LGA, lag

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gal. Cognate to English gall.

Noun

gal (uncountable)

1. The bodily fluid bile

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.qa?? (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ?? (k?a), Northern Thai ??, Lao ?? (kh?), Lü ?? (?aa), Shan ?? (kh?a), Tai Nüa ??? (xáa), Ahom ???????? (khaa), Zhuang ga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka??/

Noun

gal

1. (anatomy) leg; foot

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /??al/

Adjective

gal (feminine gal·la, masculine plural gals, feminine plural gal·les)

1. Gaulish, Gallic (of or pertaining to Gaul)

   Synonym: gàl·lic

Noun

gal m (plural gals, feminine gal·la)

1. Gaul (a person from Gaul)

Proper noun

gal m

1. Gaulish (Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul)

   Synonym: gàl·lic

Related terms

Further reading

• “gal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “gal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chinese

Etymology

Short for galgame, borrowed from Japanese ?????? (gyaru g?mu), which is wasei eigo (????), from English gal + game.

Noun

gal

1. (ACG, video games) galge (video or computer game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls)

   ?gal  ?  tu? gal  ?  to play galge

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a??l/, [???æ?l]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish galæn, from Old Norse galinn (“enchanted, mad”), a past participle of gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).

Adjective

gal (neuter galt, plural and definite singular attributive gale)

1. crazy, mad, insane (mentally ill)
2. mad, angry (showing temper)
3. wrong (not the right one)
4. bad

References

• “gale,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gal (“shouting”), derived from the verb gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).

Noun

gal n (singular definite galet, plural indefinite gal)

1. crow (the sound of a cock)

Inflection

References

• “gale,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

gal

1. imperative of gale

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/
• Hyphenation: gal
• Rhymes: -?l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla, from Proto-Germanic *gall?.

Noun

gal f (uncountable)

1. Bile, gall (yellow-green bodily fluid secreted by the liver).
2. Bile, anger, wrath.

Derived terms

• galblaas
• galsteen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gal

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin galla. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gal f (plural gallen, diminutive galletje n)

1. A gall (abnormal growth on a plant caused by foreign organisms).

Derived terms

• galappel
• galnoot
• galwesp

Anagrams

• alg, lag

Emilian

Etymology

From Latin gallus.

Noun

gal m

1. cock

French

Noun

gal m (plural gals)

1. A unit of acceleration equal to one centimetre per second per second

Icelandic

Etymology

From gala (“to crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Noun

gal n (genitive singular gals, no plural)

1. crowing (of a rooster)
2. yelling

Declension

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *gal? (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /??l??/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /?al??/

Noun 1

gal f or m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gala)

1. warlike ardor
2. valor, fury
3. vapor, steam
4. boiling heat
5. puff, whiff (of smoke, hot air)
6. fit, bout, turn
7. demand

Declension

Derived terms

Noun 2

gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)

1. blusterer

   Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, galach

Declension

Mutation

References

• "gal" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “gal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?a?l]

Conjunction

gál

1. maybe, perhaps

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gol

Etymology

From Old English g?l (“lust, luxury, wantonness, folly, levity”)

Adjective

gal

1. lascivious, lustful

   nawt ane euch fleschlich hondlunge, ah ?etten euch gal word ... — Ancrene Wisse, c1230

   Sweche pinen he þolien schal þat her wes of his fles ful gal And wolde louien his fleses wil. — Eleven Pains of Hell, 1300

2. overly fond of

   Gripes freteþ hoere mawen And hoere inward everuidel, Ne be þe þarof no so gal, Eft hoe werpeþ al in al. — Eleven Pains of Hell, 1300

Derived terms

References

• Middle English Dictionary, gol

Nalca

Noun

gal

1. tree

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse galinn, from gala (“sing bewitching songs, in actuality bewitched by magical singing”)

Adjective

gal (neuter singular galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galere, indefinite superlative galest, definite superlative galeste)

1. insane; crazy; out of one's mind; mad
2. incorrect; erroneous; wrong; illegal; morally reproachable

Derived terms

• galehus
• galskap
• (insane; crazy): stormannsgal
• (with a very strong interest in): bilgal, fartsgal, guttegal, jentegal, sexgal
• (phrases): bære galt av sted, det er aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe, gå galt, riv ruskende gal, vill og gal

See also

• galen (Nynorsk)
• gæren (Bokmål) (alternative spelling)

Etymology 2

Related to the verb gale.

Noun

gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala or galene)

1. crow ((instance of) rooster's crowing)

Derived terms

• hanegal

Related terms

• nattergal

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

gal

1. imperative of gale

References

• “gal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From gala (“to howl”).

Noun

gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala)

1. a crow, howl, scream

Related terms

• galing f

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Proper noun

gal (upper case Gal)

1. Abbreviation of galatarbrevet.

Etymology 3

Possibly from English. An abbreviation.

Symbol

gal

1. symbol used to represent a gallon

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

gal

1. imperative of gala

References

• “gal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Gal, gla, lag

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin gallus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?al]

Noun

gal m (plural gals)

1. A cock, rooster

Related terms

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gail.

Cognate with Old Saxon g?l, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”). The Indo-European root may also be the source of Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”), Russian ????? (zeló, “very”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???l/

Adjective

g?l (comparative g?lra, superlative g?lost)

1. wanton, lustful; wicked

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: gal, gol
  • English: gole (dialectal)

Old French

Noun

gal m (oblique plural gaus or gax or gals, nominative singular gaus or gax or gals, nominative plural gal)

1. A rock

Descendants

• French: galet, galette
• Norman: galet, galette, galiche, galot

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?al/

Etymology 1

From Latin [Term?].

Noun

gal m inan

1. gallium

Declension

Etymology 2

Named in honour of Galileo Galilei

Noun

gal m inan

1. A galileo

Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

gal

1. genitive plural of gala

Further reading

• gal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• ????????????????? (gal) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

gal (Hanifi spelling ????????????????)

1. mouth

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin gallus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?al/

Noun

gal m (plural ghël)

1. rooster (male domestic fowl)
   • September 2012, Loris Pasini, E’ gal in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15:

     E’ gal

     The rooster

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Gallus.

Noun

gal m (plural gali)

1. a Gaul

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gal.

Noun

gal m (plural gali)

1. (physics) unit of measurement of acceleration, equal to 1 centimeter per second squared

See also

• gâl

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal??/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)

1. verbal noun of gail (“cry, weep”)
2. (act of) crying, wailing
3. wail

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gal (“warlike ardour, fury, valour”).

Noun

gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)

1. burst of light/heat
2. ardour
3. valour
4. fury
5. vapour, steam

Mutation

References

• “gal” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• g?o

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gal?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?â?l/
• Hyphenation: gal

Adjective

g?l (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. (dated) black, dark (physical attributes)
2. (dated) dark fur

Synonyms

• c?n
• m?k

Derived terms

• gàljan

Related terms

• g?lica

Somali

Verb

gal

1. enter

Swedish

Verb

gal

1. present tense of gala.
2. imperative of gala.

Anagrams

• alg, lag

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?al?/

Noun

gal

1. war

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit ?????? (bhr?t?, “brother”). Doublet of brother and frater.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pal/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pæl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Noun

pal (plural pals)

1. (colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.

   Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.

2. (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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:friend

Translations

Derived terms

Verb

pal (third-person singular simple present pals, present participle palling, simple past and past participle palled)

1. Be friends with, hang around with.

Related terms

Anagrams

• ALP, APL, LPA, PLA, Pla, alp, lap

Angloromani

Alternative forms

• palla, pel, pral, prala, pralla, pulu

Etymology

From Romani phral, from Sanskrit ?????? (bhr??t?), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *b?ráHt?, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *b?ráHt?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r. Cognate with English brother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?p?æl], [p?æ?]

Noun

pal

1. brother

2. friend

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? English: pal

References

• “pal” in The Manchester Romani Project, Angloromani Dictionary.
• “pal” in The Manchester Romani Project, Angloromani Dictionary.

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition pa (“for”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

pal m

1. for the

Cahuilla

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.

Noun

pál

1. water

References

• Katherine Siva Sauvel; Pamela Munro (1983) Chem'ivillu' (let's speak Cahuilla)

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan pal, from Latin p?lus (“stake, pole”), from Proto-Italic *p?kslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh??-slos, from *peh??-.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?pal/
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

pal m (plural pals)

1. stake
2. pole
3. (heraldry) pale
4. (colloquial) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Related terms

See also

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

1. water

References

• Jane H. Hill (2005) A Grammar of Cupeño

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?pal]
• Rhymes: -al

Interjection

pal!

1. fire! (a signal to shoot)

Verb

pal

1. second-person singular imperative of pálit

Further reading

• pal in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• pal in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French pal, from Latin p?lus. Cognate with paal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?l/
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

pal m (plural pallen, diminutive palletje n)

1. catch (mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong way)

Adverb

pal

1. firm, firmly
2. (with a preposition or adverb) right, immediately

Anagrams

• lap

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin p?lus (“stake, pole”). Compare the inherited doublet pieu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal/

Noun

pal m (plural pals)

1. stake
2. pole
3. (heraldry) pale

References

• “pal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Postposition

pal

1. (follows genitive case -ni) because, on account of

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?pal]
• Hyphenation: pal

Etymology 1

From Dutch paal (“pole”), from Middle Dutch pâel, from Old Dutch p?l, from Latin p?lus. See Dutch mijlpaal (“milestone”).

Noun

pal (first-person possessive palku, second-person possessive palmu, third-person possessive palnya)

1. 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.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

pal (first-person possessive palku, second-person possessive palmu, third-person possessive palnya)

1. Nonstandard spelling of faal.

Further reading

• “pal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pal]

Participle

pal

1. second-person singular imperative of pali?

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??l/
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

pal ?

1. side

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal/

Noun

pal m (plural pals)

1. post, pole, stake
2. (nautical) mast

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin p?lus (“stake”), possibly through a late Proto-Germanic intermediate. Compare Old High German pf?l (German Pfahl), Old Dutch p?l (Dutch paal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??l/

Noun

p?l m

1. stake

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: pole, pal
  • English: pole

Old Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from either Old Dutch p?l or Old High German p?l, from Proto-West Germanic *p?laz, from Latin p?lus (“stake, prop”), from Proto-Italic *p?kslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh??- (“to attach”). Cognate to Old English p?l. Doublet of p?l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa?l/

Noun

p?l f

1. pole

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN

Pipil

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /pal/

Relational

-pal

1. of (genitive relation, also forms genitive pronouns)

2. for (benefactive relation)

Declension

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:

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal/

Etymology 1

From Latin p?lus (“stake”).

Noun

pal m inan

1. stake (piece of wood)
2. pile (for the support of a building)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

pal

1. second-person singular imperative of pali?

Further reading

• pal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French pâle.

Adjective

pal m or n (feminine singular pal?, masculine plural pali, feminine and neuter plural pale)

1. pale

Declension

Spanish

Contraction

pal

1. (colloquial) contraction of para (“for”) + el (“the”)

Related terms

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pal]

Noun

pal (nominative plural pals)

1. parent, father or mother
2. Hyponyms: fat, hipal, jipal, mot

Declension

Derived terms

See also