Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: palas
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.

name

Example Sentences

"The Dhak or Palas is a familiar wild tree and is common throughout the greater part of India except in drier parts."
"The tea garden lay in the foothills of Bhutan and got its name from the many palash trees that stood tall among the undulating green sea of tea bushes."

Etymology

From Hindi पलाश (palāś), from Sanskrit.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पलाश

Inflected Forms

palases (plural) palasa (alternative) palash (alternative) pulas (alternative)

Synonyms

dhak flame of the forest dak butea frondosa butea monosperma

Questions

What does palas mean?: A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.
Where does palas come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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