palad

See also: Palad

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lad
  • IPA(key): /ˈpalad/

Noun

pálad

  1. (anatomy) palm of a hand
  2. (figurative) luck, fortune
    Synonym: suwerte

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Sense "Indian goosegrass", after its inflorescence being likened to an open palm (cf. palagtiki).

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lad
  • IPA(key): /ˈpalad/, [ˈpa.l̪ʌd̪]

Noun

palad

  1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)
  2. fate
    Synonym: kapalaran
  3. Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
  4. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • himalad (“to read the palm”)
  • manimpalad (“to try one's luck”)
  • Miss Palad (“slang: hand as used in masturbation”)
  • palad-palad
  • palaran (“fortunate”)
  • palaron (“turning out lucky”)
  • pilay palad (“who knows”)
  • walay palad (“unfortunate”)

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lad
  • IPA(key): /paˈlad/, [pʌˈl̪ad̪]

Noun

palád

  1. rough-scale tongue sole (Cynoglossus lida)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:palad.

References
  • Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español‎ (in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 382
  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (in Cebuano and English), Cornell University

Anagrams

Central Dusun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palad

  1. (anatomy) hand

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palád

  1. palm (of the hand)
  2. sole (of the foot)

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palad

  1. palm (of the hand)

Karao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palad

  1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)
  2. (anatomy) lines (on one's hand)

Tagalog
palad ng kamay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

pálad (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

  1. palm (of the hand)
  2. fate; fortune; luck

Verb

pálad (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

  1. to be fortunate

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palád

  1. palm (of the hand)
  2. fate
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