Word.ws English Dictionary

Palaic

/pəˈleɪ.ɪk/

Palaic proper noun: an extinct Indo-European language belonging to Anatolian branch, attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa.

Proper noun

Palaic

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

Adjective

Palaic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Palaic language or its speakers.

Palaic meaning in Persian and Thai

Palaic in Persian

Indo-European language
زبان پالائی zabân-e pâlâ'i
of or pertaining to Palaic language or its speakers
پالائی pâlâ'i

Palaic in Thai

Indo-European language
ภาษาปาลา paasăa bpaalaa

Origin of Palaic

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

Questions about Palaic

What does Palaic mean?
Palaic means an extinct Indo-European language belonging to Anatolian branch, attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa.
What is Palaic in Persian?
Palaic in Persian is زبان پالائی (zabân-e pâlâ'i), پالائی (pâlâ'i). See Palaic meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Palaic?
Palaic can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Palaic?
Palaic is pronounced /pəˈleɪ.ɪk/.

Words near Palaic in the dictionary

  1. palagonitization
  2. palagonitized
  3. Palaguachi
  4. Palaguachis
  5. Palahniuk
  6. Palaic
  7. Palaihnihan
  8. Palaio Faliro
  9. Palaio Faliron
  10. Palaiologan
  11. Palaiologans

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Palaic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Palaic.wav.

Cite this entry: “Palaic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/palaic. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.