പലക

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Malayalam[edit]

പലക for sitting

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese placa. Cognate with Kannada ಹಲಗೆ (halage), Tamil பலகை (palakai), Telugu పలక (palaka).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

പലക • (palaka)

  1. plank, a flat elongated and rectangular piece of wood.
  2. wooden material
  3. board, piece of wood
  4. a low wooden seat used for sitting.
    Synonyms: കൊരണ്ടി (koraṇṭi), ആവണപ്പലക (āvaṇappalaka)

References[edit]

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പലക”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
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