pali

¹ American  

[pah-lee] / ˈpɑ li /

noun

1. (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.

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Pali ² American  

[pah-lee] / ˈpɑ li /

noun

1. the Prakrit language of the Buddhist scriptures.

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Pali British  

/ ˈpɑːlɪ /

noun

1. an ancient language of India derived from Sanskrit; the language of the Buddhist scriptures

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Etymology

Origin of pali¹

From Hawaiian

Origin of Pali¹

1685–95; short for Sanskrit pāli-bhāsa language of the canonical texts, equivalent to pāli line, row, canon + bhāsa language

Example Sentences

Or the kids of nearby Pali High, who pushed their way through the COVID-19 pandemic only to have their school burn in the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times

“I love the Pali Post because I love the Palisades,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Smolinisky, who bought the struggling newspaper in 2012, wrote that shutting down the Pali Post, as it’s known, was “the hardest decision I’ve ever made.”

From Los Angeles Times

After the Jan. 7 fire, local businesses — either physically destroyed or suffering from a lack of customers — stopped purchasing advertisements in the Pali Post, the owner wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

District officials did not immediately provide the cost of the temporary Pali High campus.

From Los Angeles Times