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”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) 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)

References

  1. ^ Development Plan of Palampur‎[1], 2018
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