पलल

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

पलल • (palala) stemn

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

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पलल
singular dual plural
nominative पललम् (palalam) पलले (palale) पललानि (palalāni)
पलला¹ (palalā¹)
accusative पललम् (palalam) पलले (palale) पललानि (palalāni)
पलला¹ (palalā¹)
instrumental पललेन (palalena) पललाभ्याम् (palalābhyām) पललैः (palalaiḥ)
पललेभिः¹ (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)
vocative पलल (palala) पलले (palale) पललानि (palalāni)
पलला¹ (palalā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

पलल • (palala) stemm

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पलल
singular dual plural
nominative पललः (palalaḥ) पललौ (palalau)
पलला¹ (palalā¹)
पललाः (palalāḥ)
पललासः¹ (palalāsaḥ¹)
accusative पललम् (palalam) पललौ (palalau)
पलला¹ (palalā¹)
पललान् (palalān)
instrumental पललेन (palalena) पललाभ्याम् (palalābhyām) पललैः (palalaiḥ)
पललेभिः¹ (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)
vocative पलल (palala) पललौ (palalau)
पलला¹ (palalā¹)
पललाः (palalāḥ)
पललासः¹ (palalāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • 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]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 231