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Webster 1913 Edition
Pali
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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
pāli
pāli
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- पालि (Devanagari script)
- පාලි (Sinhalese script)
- ပါလိ (Burmese script)
- បាលិ (Khmer script)
- ปาลิ (Thai script)
Alternative forms
- pāḷi
- पालि (Devanagari script)
- පාලි (Sinhalese script)
- ပါလိ (Burmese script)
- បាលិ (Khmer script)
- ปาลิ (Thai script)
Noun
pāli f
- a line, row (of text)
- the original text (as opposed to a commentary)
Declension
Declension table of "pāli" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pāli | pāliyo or pālī |
| Accusative (second) | pāliṃ | pāliyo or pālī |
| Instrumental (third) | pāliyā | pālīhi or pālībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pāliyā | pālīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pāliyā or pālyā | pālīhi or pālībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pāliyā | pālīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pāliyā or pāliyaṃ or pālyaṃ | pālīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | pāli | pāliyo or pālī |
Proper noun
pāli f
- Pali (a middle Indo-Aryan language)