Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pol-lam
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A district in India held in feudal tenure by a poligar.

Example Sentences

"Of the tracts situated in the Southern Carnatic, consisting of Tinnevelly and the Manapar pollams, and the two Marawars of Ramnad and Shevagunga, and the western pollams, the Madras presidency had collected the tribute since 1792."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பாளையம் (pāḷaiyam), from Sanskrit प्लयति (playati, “he guards”), probably akin to Sanskrit पिपर्ति (piparti, “he brings over, rescues”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: பாளையம், प्लयति, पिपर्ति

Inflected Forms

pollams (plural)

Questions

What does pollam mean?: A district in India held in feudal tenure by a poligar.
Where does pollam come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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