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Pali

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Pali (noun)
  2. palus (noun)
  3. Pali Buddhism (noun)

Pa·li

noun \ˈpä-lē\

Definition of PALI

: an Indo-Aryan language used as the liturgical and scholarly language of Theravada Buddhism — see indo-european languages table

Origin of PALI

Sanskrit pāli row, series of Buddhist sacred texts
First Known Use: 1800

Rhymes with PALI

Bali, brolly, Cali, collie, colly, Dalí, dolly, folly, golly, holly, jolly, lolly, Mali, molly, poly, quale, trolley, volley

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