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Pali

Pa·li [ plee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
ancient Indian language: an ancient Indo-European language derived from Sanskrit and formerly spoken in South Asia, surviving in Hinayana Buddhist scriptures

[Late 18th century. < Pali pāli "canonical text" (as opposed to the commentary), shortening of Sanskrit pāli-bhāsā "language of the line"]

Pa·li adjective
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