Definitions for paliˈpɑ li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Pa•liˈpɑ li(n.)
the Prakrit language of the Buddhist scriptures.
Category: Peoples
Origin of Pali:
1685–95; short for Skt pāli-bhāsa language of the canonical texts =pāli line, row, canon +bhāsa language
Princeton's WordNet
Pali(noun)
an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
Wiktionary
Pali(ProperNoun)
A Middle Indo-Aryan language (Devanagari u092Au093Eu0934u093F) 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.
Pali(ProperNoun)
The Prakrit language of the Buddha.
Origin: Literally, pāli means "line" or "(canonical) text".
Webster Dictionary
Pali(noun)
pl. of Palus
Pali(noun)
a dialect descended from Sanskrit, and like that, a dead language, except when used as the sacred language of the Buddhist religion in Farther India, etc
Pali
of Palus
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Pâli
the sacred language of the Buddhists, once a living language, but, like Sanskrit, no longer spoken.
Translations for pali
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
stilts(noun plural)
tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.
- paalAfrikaans
- رَكائِز، أعْمِدَهArabic
- подпориBulgarian
- estacasPortuguese (BR)
- pilotaCzech
- der PfahlGerman
- pælDanish
- υποστυλώματαGreek
- pilotesSpanish
- vaiadEstonian
- پايه هواييFarsi
- paaluFinnish
- pilotisFrench
- עַמוּדHebrew
- पनलवा, लमटंगाHindi
- stupCroatian
- cölöpHungarian
- tiangIndonesian
- stólparIcelandic
- palo, palafittaItalian
- 脚柱Japanese
- (건물을 버티는) 각주(脚柱))Korean
- poliaiLithuanian
- pāļiLatvian
- tiangMalay
- palenDutch
- pælerNorwegian
- palePolish
- estacasPortuguese
- piloniRomanian
- сваяRussian
- pilótaSlovak
- steber, pilotSlovenian
- štulaSerbian
- pålarSwedish
- เสาสูง ๆ ที่ใช้ค้ำThai
- ayakTurkish
- 支柱Chinese (Trad.)
- опори, стойки, паліUkrainian
- طویل ستون جو گھر کے اندر ٹیک کے لیے لگاتے ہیںUrdu
- cà kheoVietnamese
- 支柱Chinese (Simp.)
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