Hyphenation
palm DownTurkish pronunciation
pälm daunPronunciation
/ˈpälm ˈdoun/ /ˈpɑːlm ˈdaʊn/
Etymology
[ 'päm, 'pälm, 'pom, ' ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English, from Latin palma palm of the hand, palm tree; from the resemblance of the tree's leaves to the outstretched hand; akin to Greek palamE palm of the hand, Old English folm, Old Irish lám hand.