Pali
Pali definition
Pali (pä′lē)
noun
the Old Indic Prakrit, or dialect, of the Buddhist scriptures, which has become the religious language of Hinayana Buddhism
Etymology: Sans pāli, lit., a row, line, canon, short for pāli bhāsā, canon language
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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