Pa·li (pä l )n. A Prakit language that is a scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism. [Short for Sanskrit p  libh , language of the row, series of Buddhist sacred texts, from pli , row, perhaps of Dravidian origin.] |
Pali [ˈpɑːlɪ]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) an ancient language of India derived from Sanskrit; the language of the Buddhist scriptures
[from Sanskrit pāli-bhāsa, from pāli canon + bhāsa language, of Dravidian origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  Pali - an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada BuddhismPrakrit - any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD |
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