Definition
A close friend or familiar associate; a variant spelling of 'crony,' used interchangeably to mean someone you spend a lot of time with and trust.
Etymology
Variant spelling of crony, which derives from Greek 'chronios' (long-lasting), referring to friends who have known each other for a long time.
Kelly Says
The word 'crony' originally meant someone you'd known for ages—from Greek 'chronios' (time)—but by the 1800s it gained negative connotations when used in 'crony capitalism,' suggesting unfair favoritism and corruption.
Translations
ARالعربية
صديق (sadiq)
sa-dee-q
BNবাংলা
সঙ্গী (songi)
song-ee
CACatalà
company
com-pa-nee
CSČeština
kamarád
kam-a-rad
DADansk
kammerat
kam-er-at
ELΕλληνικά
φίλος (filos)
fee-los
ESEspañol
compadre
kom-pa-dray
FAفارسی
دوست (dost)
dohst
FISuomi
kaveri
kah-ve-ree
GUGU
મિત્ર (mitra)
mee-tra
HEעברית
חבר (chaver)
kha-ver
HIहिन्दी
दोस्त (dost)
dohst
IDBahasa Indonesia
teman
te-man
ITItaliano
amico
ah-mee-koh
JA日本語
仲間 (nakama)
na-ka-ma
KKKK
қатынас (qaty nas)
qaty nas
KO한국어
친구 (chingu)
chin-gu
MRMR
मित्र (mitra)
mee-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
rakan
ra-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် (kyawntaw)
kyawntaw
NLNederlands
vriend
vry-nd
PAPA
ਮਿੱਤਰ (mittar)
mit-tar
PLPolski
kolega
koh-leh-gah
PTPortuguês
colega
koh-leh-gah
RORomână
prieten
prie-ten
RUРусский
друг (drug)
druhg
SVSvenska
kompis
kom-pees
SWKiswahili
rafiki
ra-fi-kee
TAதமிழ்
நண்பர் (nappar)
na-ppar
TEతెలుగు
رفیق (rafiq)
ra-feeq
THไทย
เพื่อน (phuan)
phoo-an
TLTL
kaibigan
kai-bee-gan
TRTürkçe
arkadaş
ar-ka-dash
UKУкраїнська
друг (drug)
druhg
ZH中文
老朋友 (lǎo péngyou)
laow peng-you
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee