पालाकाडआ बिनि मुंखौ मालायालम सोदोबफोर पाला (आलस्तारिया स्कलारिस) आरो काडु (हाग्रामा) निफ्राय आरजियो जाय रोखाखालामनो थाङोदि बे जायागाया खनसे पाला बिफांनि गोदै मोदोमनाय बिबारफोरजों जोख्लोबनाय हाग्रामानि समायना अरथायमोन।
Palakkad derives its name from the Malayalam words Pala (Alsteria scholaris) and Kadu (forest) which goes to prove that this place was once a beautiful stretch of forests covered with the sweet scented flowers of the Pala tree.