पालम

Hindi

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀩 (pālaṃba, “neck ornament; long”), from Sanskrit प्रालम्ब (prālamba).

According to a folk etymology, a blend of पानी (pānī, “water”) +‎ आलम (ālam, “world”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ləm/, [päː.lɐ̃m]
• Hyphenation: पा‧लम
• Rhymes: -əm

Proper noun

पालम • (pālam) m (Urdu spelling پَالَم)

1. Palam (a neighborhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India)
2. Palam (a town and tehsil in Parbhani district, Maharashtra, India)

Derived terms

• पालम पट (pālam paṭ, “land granted as a gift by the government”)
• पालमपुर (pālampur, “Palampur, Himachal Pradesh”)

Descendants

• →? Classical Persian: پالَم (pālam)