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Pali en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɑːli/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Sanskrit पालि (pāli).

Meanings

  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.

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Pali terms · pli · pli ⁠

Translations (50)

lo ບາລີ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · hi पली (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · sa पालिभाषा (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · hi पाली (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · de Pali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ccp 𑄛𑄣𑄨 (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · hy պալի (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · cmn 巴利語 /巴利语 (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · mnw ပါဠိ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · it pali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · pl pali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · sa पाली (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · th บาลี (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ko 팔리어 (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ru па́ли (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · new पली (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · es pali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · bn পালি (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · gu પાલિ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · hi पालि (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · fi paali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ne पाली (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · mr पाली (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · pnb پالی (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ur پالی (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · pt páli (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · my ပါဠိ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · pi pāli (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · pa ਪਾਲੀ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · mnw ပၠိ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ta பாளி (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · lo ປາລີ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · si පාලි (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ka პალური (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ja パーリ語 (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · shn ပႃႇလီႉ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ml പാലി (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · sa पालि (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · km បាលី (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · he פאלי (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · fr pali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · eu paliera (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · or ପାଳି (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · pi pāḷi (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · vi tiếng Pa-li (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · el παλική (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · el πάλι (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · hu páli (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · te పాళీ (a Middle Indo-Aryan language) · ca pali (a Middle Indo-Aryan language)

Pali en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Bali (in Taiwan).
    alt of Bali
    • A massive die-off of fish has been discovered along the Pali coast in Taipei County, with a preliminary investigation ascribing the mortality to too much mud and silt in the waters due to recent heavy rains, the county's Environmental Protection Bureau official said Friday. 2007 September 21, “Mass fish deaths along Pali coast in Taipei County”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2022:
    • Forty minutes later, we found ourselves seated on boulders on the side of Kuan Yin Shan with a lovely view of the river and the town of Tamsui to the east and the farms and field of Pali to the north. 1981 October 25, Robert Benjamin Kritzer, “This young American finds basic Chinese values still intact in old & new Taiwan”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXII, number 42, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:
    • For field release trials, two C. p. fatigans breeding places (hereafter referred to as sites “A” and “B”) were selected in Pali Township, Taipei County. 1976, Pao-shu Chen, “A Study on Reesimermis Nielseni for Control of Culex Pipiens Fatigans in Taiwan”, in Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, volume 15, number 1, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22, column 2:
    • Earlier in the day, Chen volunteered his services at Loshan Sanatorium in Pali on the outskirts of Taipei to mark his third anniversary in office. 2003 May 20, “President Chen Volunteers His Services at Loshan Sanatorium in Pali in Taipei County”, in 中華民國總統府 [Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)], archived from the original on 14 Oct 2022:
    • Exactly one year to the day a predawn fire destroyed the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s (雲門舞集) home in Pali, Taipei County, founder Lin Hwai-min (林懷民) stood in front of the Taipei Story House on Wednesday, a huge banner with dancer Chiu I-wen (邱怡文) leaping in the air hanging behind him. 2009 February 13, Diane Baker, “A slice of Cloud Gate life”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, Features, page 14:
    • The initial broadcasts went on the air on shortwave on May 1, 1955, from a transmitter at Panchao^([sic – meaning Panchiao]), located just beyond the western edge of the capital city, Taipei. This was an interim location, while a new base was constructed at Pali, on the coast 20 km north of Taipei. 2021, Richard H. Cummings, “From Radio Liberation to Radio Liberty to RFE/RL”, in Cold War Frequencies: CIA Clandestine Radio Broadcasting to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 53:
    • The Taipei port is the biggest container facility in the northern region of Taiwan. Built by reclamation of coastland and comprising an artificial harbour, it is located in Pali close to Keelung port. It was dredged and expanded using innovative technologies to achieve the highest productivity and lower the project’s environmental impact. 2022 March 12, Shamseer Mambra, “8 Major Ports of Taiwan”, in MarineInsight, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2022:
    • Two men walk at the explosion site of the water park in the Pali district in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on June 28. 2015 June 29, “Taiwan water park explosion”, in CNN, number 2 of 7, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2015:

Pali en · ADJ · etymology 3

Etymology

Clipping of Palestinian, influenced by Paki.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, not-comparable, offensive, slur) Palestinian.

Forms

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Pally alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

non-Pali · pro-Pali

Relateds

Pallywood

Pali en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

Clipping of Palestinian, influenced by Paki.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A Palestinian person.

Forms

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Palis Number=Plur lexicographic
Pally alternative lexicographic

Pali en · PROPN · etymology 4

Etymology

Clipping of Palisades.

Meanings

  1. (slang) The Pacific Palisades coast.