World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariespaume
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /poʊm/
"Il tenait la clé au creux de sa paume."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The inner surface of the human hand between the wrist and the fingers.
"She held the small bird gently in the palm of her hand."
- 1
To conceal something small, such as a coin or card, within the hand during sleight of hand.
"The magician managed to palm the card without anyone noticing."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'palma', which came from Latin 'palma' meaning the palm of the hand. The botanical sense comes from the resemblance of the leaves of the palm tree to the outstretched fingers of the hand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Palm" is said worldwide
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paume
Transliteration: /poʊm/
"Il tenait la clé au creux de sa paume."
Handfläche
Transliteration: /ˈhantˌflɛçə/
"Sie hielt die Münze in ihrer Handfläche."
palmo
Transliteration: /ˈpalmo/
"Aveva una pietra liscia nel palmo della mano."
palma
Transliteration: /ˈpalma/
"Sentía el calor en la palma de su mano."
palma
Transliteration: /ˈpaw.mɐ/
"Ele escondeu a chave na palma da mão."
हथेली
Transliteration: hatheli
"उसने अपनी हथेली पर एक छोटा सा कंकड़ रखा।"
手掌
Transliteration: shǒuzhǎng
"他把硬币藏在手掌里。"
손바닥
Transliteration: sonbadak
"그는 아이의 손바닥을 다정하게 잡았다."
手の平
Transliteration: tehira
"彼は手の平に鍵を乗せた。"
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