നെല്ലിപ്പലക
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Malayalam
[edit]Etymology
[edit]നെല്ലി (nelli) + പലക (palaka)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]നെല്ലിപ്പലക • (nellippalaka)
- wooden circular ring kept at the bottom of wells in Kerala. Made of Indian gooseberry tree wood, it is assumed to make water clear.
- Synonyms: നെല്ലിപ്പടി (nellippaṭi), നെല്ലിപ്പട (nellippaṭa)
- (figuratively) rock bottom, threshold limit
- usage: ക്ഷമയുടെ നെല്ലിപ്പലക (kṣamayuṭe nellippalaka, “wits' end of patience”)