No. 5,867 in Dutch
palm
"Palm" in Dutch means "palm tree" or "the palm of a hand."
In a sentence
Hij legde de munt voorzichtig in zijn palm.
He carefully placed the coin in his palm.
In this sentence, 'palm' is used to refer to the inner surface of the hand.
De palm van deze boom is meer dan tien meter hoog.
The palm of this tree is more than ten meters tall.
Here, 'palm' is used to describe a type of tree, specifically a palm tree.
Tijdens de wedstrijd kreeg hij de palm voor eerlijke spel.
During the competition, he received the palm for fair play.
In this example, 'palm' symbolizes an award or recognition, deriving from historical customs of rewarding with palm branches.
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