pali
IPA: pˈɑɫi
Root Word: Pali
noun
- A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of the Buddhist scriptures.
- The Prakrit language of the Buddha.
- (offensive, ethnic slur) A Palestinian person.
- Alternative form of Bali [A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.]
adjective
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Palestinian
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Examples of "pali" in Sentences
- Pali is a language, not a script.
- Paths to nirvana in the Pali canon.
- The earliest books of the Pali Canon.
- But I'm no expert at pali derivatives.
- All words of Pali are of Sanskrit origin.
- Religious use of the Sanskrit and Pali term.
- Recitation is in Pali as the ritual language.
- The table below lists the consonants of Pali.
- The town of Pali is the district headquarters.
- Pali is a literary language of the Prakrit language family.