Malayalam[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, cognate with Kannada ಹಣ್ಣು (haṇṇu), Tamil பழம் (paḻam), Telugu పండు (paṇḍu). Doublet of ഫലം (phalaṁ).
Pronunciation[edit]
പഴം • (paḻaṁ)
- fruit
- Synonym: ഫലം (phalaṁ)
- Coordinate terms: കായ (kāya), വിത്ത് (vittŭ)
- (colloquial) banana
- Synonym: വാഴപ്പഴം (vāḻappaḻaṁ)
- ripe fruit