பலம்

Tamil

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit फल (phala, “fruit”), inturn borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, compare பழம் (paḻam). Doublet of பலன் (palaṉ) and பெலன் (pelaṉ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɐlɐm/
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Noun

பலம் • (palam)

fruit
Synonyms: கனி (kaṉi), பழம் (paḻam)
(by extension) result, consequence
Synonyms: வினை (viṉai), விளைவு (viḷaivu)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɐlɐm/

Noun

பலம் • (palam)

strength
Synonyms: வலிமை (valimai), திரன் (tiraṉ), ஆற்றல் (āṟṟal)

References

Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “பலம்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]

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