different between palmar vs palmary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palmaris. May be decomposed as palm +? -ar.

Adjective

palmar (comparative more palmar, superlative most palmar)

1. (anatomy, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage
2. (anatomy and medicine) In the direction of the palm
3. (zoology) Of or relating to the underside of the wings of birds.

Synonyms

• (in the direction of the palm): palmal

Antonyms

• (toward the palmar surface): dorsal

Hypernyms

• volar

Translations

See also

• plantar
• ventral

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

palmar m

1. indefinite plural of palme

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal?ma?/, [pal?ma?]

Etymology 1

From Latin palm?ris.

Adjective

palmar (plural palmares)

1. related to palms (hand and tree); palmar
2. (figuratively) obvious

   Synonyms: palmario, claro

Noun

palmar m (plural palmares)

1. palm grove

Related terms

• palma

Etymology 2

Late Latin palm?re

Verb

palmar (first-person singular present palmo, first-person singular preterite palmé, past participle palmado)

1. (colloquial) to die, kick the bucket

   Synonyms: cascarla, morir

2. (colloquial) to lose in a game

Conjugation

Related terms

• palma

Further reading

• “palmar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Latin palmarius, palmaris (“belonging to palms, deserving the palm or prize”). Cognate to Spanish palmario

Adjective

palmary (comparative more palmary, superlative most palmary)

1. Worthy of the palm; preeminent; superior.
2. Principal; chief.
3. (anatomy) Palmar.

Anagrams

• Palmyra, palmyra