palam

Meaning

Adv

without concealment, openly, publicly, undisguisedly, plainly, unambiguously

Prep

openly in the presence of someone, openly before someone

Noun

accusative singular of pāla

Concepts

publicly

overtly

openly

public

undisguisedly

visibly

in the presence of

Opposite of

clam

Synonyms

propalam

candide

libere

aperte

publice

extra muros

manifesto

Translations

alenen

publiquement

públicamente

abiertamente

en público

açık olarak

abertamente

en public

em público

pubblicamente

publicamente

ανοιχτά

ανοικτά

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpa.ɫãː]

Etymology

Either:
* the ending was taken from clam,
* it is a locative Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂emi or *pl̥h₂ēm,
* it is an accusative Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂eh₂m
all from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).
Cognate with Old Church Slavonic полѥ (polje) (whence Bulgarian and Russian поле (pole, “field”)), Old Armenian հող (hoł, “earth, soil”), German Westfalen.