Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Pali. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Pali, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Pali in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Pali you have here. The definition of the word
Pali will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Pali, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology 1
A learned borrowing from Sanskrit पालि (pāli).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pali
- A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. ]
Translations
a Middle Indo-Aryan language
See also
References
Etymology 2
From Mandarin 八里 (Bālǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Pa¹-li³.
Proper noun
Pali
- Alternative form of Bali.
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: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.
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 , volume XXII, number 42, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2: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.
2003 May 20, “President Chen Volunteers His Services at Loshan Sanatorium in Pali in Taipei County”, in 中華民國總統府 , archived from the original on 14 October 2022: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.
2007 September 21, “Mass fish deaths along Pali coast in Taipei County”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 25 September 2022: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.
2009 February 13, Diane Baker, “A slice of Cloud Gate life”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 July 2024, Features, page 14: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.
2015 June 29, “Taiwan water park explosion”, in CNN, number 2 of 7, archived from the original on 30 July 2015:Two men walk at the explosion site of the water park in the Pali district in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on June 28.
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 initial broadcasts went on the air on shortwave on May 1, 1955, from a transmitter at Panchao, 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.
2022 March 12, Shamseer Mambra, “8 Major Ports of Taiwan”, in MarineInsight, archived from the original on 31 July 2022: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.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Pali.
Etymology 3
Clipping of Palestinian, influenced by Paki.
Noun
Pali (plural Palis)
- (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A Palestinian person.
Adjective
Pali (not comparable)
- (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Palestinian.
See also
Etymology 4
Clipping of Palisades.
Proper noun
Pali
- (surfing, slang) The Pacific Palisades coast.
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
Pal (Paul) + -i (-(of) the / -s).
Proper noun
Pali m (definite Pali)
- nominative singular definite of Pal
- genitive singular indefinite of Pal
- dative singular indefinite of Pal
- ablative singular indefinite of Pal
- patronymic form of Pal (“Paul”)
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Pali m (strong, genitive Palis, plural Palis)
- (colloquial, chiefly in compounds) clipping of Palästinenser (“Palestinian”)
- Palituch ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Pali-Fahne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Noun
Pali n (strong, genitive Palis, plural Palis)
- (colloquial) clipping of Palituch
Declension
Hungarian
Etymology
From Pál + -i (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pali
- a diminutive of the male given name Pál
Declension
Derived terms