Proto-South Dravidian : *pāḷ-ai
Meaning : spathe of palm
Tamil : pāḷai
Tamil meaning : spathe of palms
Malayalam : pāḷa
Malayalam meaning : spathe of palms, bark or film of an areca branch (used as vessel for gathering toddy, as hat)
Malayalam derivates : (?) pāṇu spatha of a coconut bunch
Kannada : hāḷe, hāḷi
Kannada meaning : broad spathe at the bottom of an areca-palm branch, used as a vessel, etc.
Kannada derivates : (K2) pāḷe the outer covering of the areca nut flowers
Tulu : pāḷè, pālè, pālembu
Tulu meaning : spatha of palm blossoms or of an areca branch, cap made of areca spatha
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) hāḷe spathe of areca nut tree
Number in DED : 4116
