Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from Dravidian; compare Telugu పొలసు (polasu, meat). See also पल (pala, meat, flesh).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

पलल (palala) stemn

  1. flesh
  2. ground sesame
  3. a kind of sweetmeat made of ground sesame and sugar
  4. mud, mire

Declension edit

Neuter a-stem declension of पलल (palala)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पललम्
palalam
पलले
palale
पललानि / पलला¹
palalāni / palalā¹
Vocative पलल
palala
पलले
palale
पललानि / पलला¹
palalāni / palalā¹
Accusative पललम्
palalam
पलले
palale
पललानि / पलला¹
palalāni / palalā¹
Instrumental पललेन
palalena
पललाभ्याम्
palalābhyām
पललैः / पललेभिः¹
palalaiḥ / palalebhiḥ¹
Dative पललाय
palalāya
पललाभ्याम्
palalābhyām
पललेभ्यः
palalebhyaḥ
Ablative पललात्
palalāt
पललाभ्याम्
palalābhyām
पललेभ्यः
palalebhyaḥ
Genitive पललस्य
palalasya
पललयोः
palalayoḥ
पललानाम्
palalānām
Locative पलले
palale
पललयोः
palalayoḥ
पललेषु
palaleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun edit

पलल (palala) stemm

  1. a rakshasa, a type of flesh-eating demon

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of पलल (palala)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पललः
palalaḥ
पललौ / पलला¹
palalau / palalā¹
पललाः / पललासः¹
palalāḥ / palalāsaḥ¹
Vocative पलल
palala
पललौ / पलला¹
palalau / palalā¹
पललाः / पललासः¹
palalāḥ / palalāsaḥ¹
Accusative पललम्
palalam
पललौ / पलला¹
palalau / palalā¹
पललान्
palalān
Instrumental पललेन
palalena
पललाभ्याम्
palalābhyām
पललैः / पललेभिः¹
palalaiḥ / palalebhiḥ¹
Dative पललाय
palalāya
पललाभ्याम्
palalābhyām
पललेभ्यः
palalebhyaḥ
Ablative पललात्
palalāt
पललाभ्याम्
palalābhyām
पललेभ्यः
palalebhyaḥ
Genitive पललस्य
palalasya
पललयोः
palalayoḥ
पललानाम्
palalānām
Locative पलले
palale
पललयोः
palalayoḥ
पललेषु
palaleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पलल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 609/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 308
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 231