pali

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see also: Pali

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Noun

1. plural form of palus

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Pali

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɑːli/

Proper noun

1. A Middle Indo-Aryan language (Devanagari पालि or पाळि) of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of the Buddhist scriptures. It has no native script, so it may be written in various alphabets, including Devanagari, Burmese, and Roman.
2. The Prakrit language of the Buddha.

Translations

• French: pali
• German: Pali
• Italian: pali
• Portuguese: páli
• Russian: па́ли

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