Found 2 items, similar to pali.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Pali Pali n : an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pali Pali \Pa"li\, n. [Ceylonese, fr. Skr. p[=a]li row, line, series, applied to the series of Buddhist sacred texts.] 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. [1913 Webster] Pali \Pa"li\, n., pl. of Palus. [1913 Webster] Palus \Pa"lus\, n.; pl. Pali. [L., a stake.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several upright slender calcareous processes which surround the central part of the calicle of certain corals. [1913 Webster]