Pali

(pä′lē)

noun

the Old Indic Prakrit, or dialect, of the Buddhist scriptures, which has become the religious language of Hinayana Buddhism

Origin: Sans pāli, lit., a row, line, canon, short for pāli bhāsā, canon language

See Pali in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A Prakit language that is a scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism.

Origin:

Origin: Short for Sanskrit pālibhāṣā, language of the row, series of Buddhist sacred texts

Origin: , from pāliḥ, row

Origin: , perhaps of Dravidian origin

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