First Known Use: 1800
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Pali
noun Pa·li \ˈpä-lē\
Definition of PALI
: an Indo-Aryan language used as the liturgical and scholarly language of Theravada Buddhism — see indo-european languages table
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Origin of PALI
Sanskrit pāli row, series of Buddhist sacred texts
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