- an ancient language of India derived from Sanskrit; the language of the Buddhist scriptures
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Pali /ˈpɑːlɪ/ n
pa•li
(pä′lē),USA pronunciation n.
Pa•li (pä′lē),USA pronunciation n.
- Foreign Terms(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Hawaiian
Pa•li (pä′lē),USA pronunciation n.
- the Prakrit language of the Buddhist scriptures.
- short for Sanskrit pāli-bhāsa language of the canonical texts, equivalent. to pāli line, row, canon + bhāsa language 1685–95
'Pali' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bo tree
- kouprey
- Nepali
- Prakrit
- shaman
- Theravada
- Zen
- Abhidhamma Pitaka
- anatta
- anicca
- at
- baht
- bhikshu
- bhikshuni
- bodhi
- Bodhisattva
- cheetah
- chela
- dagoba
- dharma
- dukkha
- hibachi
- iddhi
- jhāna
- jungle
- kans
- karanda
- Kasyapa
- mung bean
- nibbana
- nirvana
- Pacceka
- palanquin
- Pali Canon
- pan
- Pancha Sila
- paramita
- Pitaka
- Pratyeka
- raj
- talapoin
- Tathagata
- Tathata
- Tripitaka
- Vinaya Pitaka
- satang
- siddhi
- sutra
- Sutta Pitaka