பலம்
Tamil edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit फल (phala, “fruit”), inturn borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, compare பழம் (paḻam). Doublet of பலன் (palaṉ) and பெலன் (pelaṉ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
பலம் • (palam)
- fruit
- (by extension) result, consequence
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
பலம் • (palam)
References edit
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “பலம்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]