Palaic

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/pəˈleɪ.ɪk/

proper noun

An extinct Indo-European language belonging to Anatolian branch, attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa.

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Palaic language
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An extinct Indo-European language belonging to Anatolian branch, attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa.
adjectivePalaic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Palaic language or its speakers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan Anatolian language spoken in the northwest of present mainland Turkey

Similar
Palaic language
Broader
AnatolianAnatolian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Pala (“a region in Anatolia northwest of Hattusa”) + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan palaic, palaic
  • palaicIndo-European language
  • palaicof or pertaining to Palaic language or its speakers
Dutch Palaïsch
  • PalaïschIndo-European language
French palaïte
  • palaïteIndo-European language
German palaische Sprache
  • palaische SpracheIndo-European language
Greek παλαϊκή γλώσσα
  • παλαϊκή γλώσσα (palaïkí glóssa)Indo-European language
Italian lingua palaica
  • lingua palaicaIndo-European language
Korean 팔라어
  • 팔라어 (Palla'eo)Indo-European language
Persian زبان پالائی, پالائی
  • زبان پالائی (zabân-e pâlâ'i)Indo-European language
  • پالائی (pâlâ'i)of or pertaining to Palaic language or its speakers
Polish język palajski, palajski
  • język palajskiIndo-European language
  • palajskiof or pertaining to Palaic language or its speakers
Portuguese palaíta
  • palaítaIndo-European language
Russian пала́йский, пала́йский язы́к
  • пала́йский (palájskij)Indo-European language
  • пала́йский язы́к (palájskij jazýk)Indo-European language
Swedish palaiska
  • palaiskaIndo-European language
Thai ภาษาปาลา
  • ภาษาปาลา (paasăa bpaalaa)Indo-European language
Turkish Palleci
  • PalleciIndo-European language

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Palaic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palaic

MLA

“Palaic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palaic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Palaic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palaic.

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