English Explanatory Dictionary

pollam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pollam pollams

Etymology

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

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