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===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|palme|lang=enm}}, {{term|paume|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|fro}} {{term|palme|lang=fro}}, {{term|paulme|lang=fro}}, {{term|paume||palm of the hand, ball, tennis|lang=fro}}, from {{etyl|la}} {{term|palma||palm of the hand, hand-breadth|lang=la}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|palam-||plām-|palm of the hand|lang=en}}. Cognate with {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|παλάμη||tr=palámē|palm of the hand|lang=grc}}, {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|folm||palm of the hand|lang=ang}}, {{etyl|sga|-}} {{term|lam|lām|hand|lang=sga}}.
From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|palme|lang=enm}}, {{term|paume|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|fro}} {{term|palme|lang=fro}}, {{term|paulme|lang=fro}}, {{term|paume||palm of the hand, ball, tennis|lang=fro}}, from {{etyl|la}} {{term|palma||palm of the hand, hand-breadth|lang=la}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|palam-||plām-|palm of the hand|lang=en}}. Cognate with {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|παλάμη||tr=palámē|palm of the hand|lang=grc}}, {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|folm||palm of the hand|lang=ang}}, {{etyl|sga|-}} {{term|lám||hand|lang=sga}}.


====Noun====
====Noun====

Revision as of 07:34, 25 February 2011

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See also: Palm

English

A palm tree
A human hand with the palm labelled
A palm computer

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: päm, Lua error: Please specify a language code in the first parameter; the value "/pɑːm/" is not valid (see Wiktionary:List of languages)., Template:SAMPA
  • (US) enPR: päm, pälm, Lua error: Please specify a language code in the first parameter; the value "/pɑm/" is not valid (see Wiktionary:List of languages)., Template:SAMPA
  • noicon(file)
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    Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ɑːm" is not valid. See WT:LOL.

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) palme, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) palm, (deprecated template usage) palma, from Template:proto, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) palma, from Template:proto. Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch (deprecated template usage) palm, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) Palme, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Danish (deprecated template usage) palme, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Icelandic (deprecated template usage) pálmr.

Noun

palm (plural palms)

  1. Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
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Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) palme, (deprecated template usage) paume, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) palme, (deprecated template usage) paulme, (deprecated template usage) paume, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) palma, from Template:proto. Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) παλάμη (palámē), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) folm, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish (deprecated template usage) lám.

Noun

palm (plural palms)

  1. The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
  2. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
  3. A handheld computing device used to store personal data such as calendars and phone numbers.
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Verb

palm (third-person singular simple present palms, present participle palming, simple past and past participle palmed)

  1. To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
  2. To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
  3. To move something with the palm of the hand.
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Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • noicon(file)
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Noun

palm m

  1. palm (tropical tree)
  2. palm (middle part of the hand)

Anagrams


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • noicon(file)
    Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Sv-palm.ogg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Noun

Template:sv-noun-reg-er palm Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

  1. palm; a tropical tree