palad

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Alternative forms

parad

Palad kan kamot

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpalad/
Hyphenation: pa‧lad

Noun

pálad (Basahan spelling ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

(anatomy) palm of a hand
(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/

Noun

palad

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/

Noun

palád

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:palad.

References

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

Anagrams

dapal, lapad, lapda, palda

Central Dusun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palad

(anatomy) hand

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palád

palm (of the hand)
sole (of the foot)

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palad

palm (of the hand)

Karao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palad

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

Tagalog

palad ng kamay

Alternative forms

palar — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj. Compare Eastern Bontoc parad, Tausug pād, and Central Dusun palad.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpalad/
Rhymes: -alad
Syllabification: pa‧lad

Noun

palad (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

palm (of the hand)
fate; fortune; luck
Synonym: suwerte

Derived terms

See also

bahi

Anagrams

lapad, palda, dapal

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.

Noun

palád

palm (of the hand)
fate

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