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Pali.

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈpɑːli/
  1. A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism.

  2. A district of Rajasthan, India.

Where this word comes from

A learned borrowing from Sanskrit पालि (pāli).

noun
  1. A Palestinian person.

    derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Palestinian, influenced by Paki.

adj
  1. Palestinian.

    derogatory · ethnic · not-comparable · offensive · slur
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Palestinian, influenced by Paki.

name
  1. The Pacific Palisades coast.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Palisades.

name
  1. Alternative form of Bali (in Taiwan).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 八里 (Bālǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Pa¹-li³.

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