Pali
noun
1.
an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
Origin
From Mandarin 八里 (Bālǐ), Wade-Giles romanization: Pa¹-li³.
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