HyperDic: pali

English > 1 sense of the word *Pali*:
NOUN	communication	Pali	an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism

English > *Pali*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	An ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism.
Broader	Prakrit	Any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD
Spanish	pali
Catalan	pali