Palm: meaning, definitions and examples
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palm
[ pษหm ]
hand
The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She held the coin in the palm of her hand.
- The fortune teller read her palm and predicted a long life.
tree
An unbranched evergreen tree with a crown of long feathered or fan-shaped leaves, and in some species, edible seeds in the form of coconuts.
Synonyms
coconut palm, palm tree
Examples of usage
- The palm tree swayed gently in the breeze.
- She sat under the shade of a palm tree.
Translations
Translations of the word "palm" in other languages:
๐ต๐น palma
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเคพเคกเคผ
๐ฉ๐ช Palme
๐ฎ๐ฉ pohon palem
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะฐะปัะผะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ palma
๐ฏ๐ต ใคใท
๐ซ๐ท palmier
๐ช๐ธ palmera
๐น๐ท palmiye
๐ฐ๐ท ์ผ์์
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุฎูุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ palma
๐ธ๐ฐ palma
๐จ๐ณ ๆฃๆฆ
๐ธ๐ฎ palma
๐ฎ๐ธ pรกlma
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฟะฐะปัะผะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ xurma
๐ฒ๐ฝ palma
Word origin
The word 'palm' originated from the Old English word 'palma', from the Latin 'palma' meaning 'palm of the hand' or 'palm tree'. The use of 'palm' to refer to the inner surface of the hand dates back to the 9th century. The association with the tree 'palm' came from the shape of the tree's leaves resembling the human palm. Over time, 'palm' also gained a verb sense related to deceit, likely due to the act of concealing something in the hand.