PALI
Pali
(noun) an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pali
plural of palus
Anagrams
• ALIP, lipa, pail, pial, pila
Etymology
Proper noun
Pali
A Middle Indo-Aryan language (Devanagari पालि or पाळि) of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of the Buddhist scriptures. It has no native script, so it may be written in various alphabets, including Devanagari, Burmese, and Roman.
The Prakrit language of the Buddha.
Anagrams
• ALIP, lipa, pail, pial, pila
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"li, n.,
Definition: pl. of Palus.
Pa"li, n. Etym: [Ceylonese, fr. Skr. pali row, line, series, applied
to the series of Buddhist sacred texts.]
Definition: A dialect descended from Sanskrit, and like that, a dead
language, except when used as the sacred language of the Buddhist
religion in Farther India, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition