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Webster 1913 Edition


Pali


Pa′li

,
Noun.
,
pl.
of
Palus
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Pa′li

,
Noun.
[Ceylonese, fr. Skr.
pāli
row, line, series, applied to the series of Buddhist sacred texts.]
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.

Definition 2024


páli

páli

See also: pali, Pali, pâli, pāli, păli, pāḷi, and pali-

Portuguese

Noun

páli m (uncountable)

  1. Pali

ǃXóõ

Etymology

Borrowing from Tswana podi.

Noun

páli (tone II, class 1, plural pálu-tê or púlu-tê)

  1. goat

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 4.

References

  • A ǃXóõ Dictionary, ISBN 978-3-89645-869-8