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English
Noun
pali
plural of palus
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
pali m or f (masculine and feminine plural palis )
( relational ) of Pali
Noun
pali m (uncountable )
Pali
References
“pali ”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
“pali ”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana , 2025.
“pali” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .
“pali” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hiligaynon pali .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /paˈliʔ/ ,
Hyphenation: pa‧li
Noun
palî
scar
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Noun
pali
cliff , precipice
Hungarian
Etymology
From the proper noun Pali , from Pál ( “ Paul ” ) + -i ( diminutive suffix ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
pali (plural palik )
( slang , used chiefly in its derivatives) mug , dupe , sucker ( a person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive person )
( slang , dated ) guy , bloke , fellow , chap
Ki ez a pali ? ― Who is this guy ?
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpa.li/
Rhymes: -ali
Hyphenation: pà‧li
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit पालि ( pāli , “ line, series ” , referring to the series of canonical texts ) .
Noun
pali m (uncountable )
Pali ( Indo-Aryan language )
Adjective
pali (invariable )
( relational ) Pali
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pali m pl
plural of palio
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pali m pl
plural of palo
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pali
inflection of palare :
second-person singular present indicative
first / second / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Javanese
Romanization
pali
romanization of ꦥꦭꦶ
Latin
Noun
pālī
inflection of pālus :
nominative / vocative plural
genitive singular
Latvian
Noun
pali m pl (1st declension )
flood , freshet ( flood ) , high water , inundation
Declension
Declension of pali (1st declension)
singular
plural
nominative
—
pali
genitive
—
palu
dative
—
paliem
accusative
—
palus
instrumental
—
paliem
locative
—
palos
vocative
—
pali
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Verb
pali
third-person singular present of paliś
Matigsalug Manobo
Noun
palì
( medicine ) wound
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /pa.li/
Rhymes: -li
Hyphenation: pa‧li
Etymology 1
wali , bali ( “ ritual requisites; ceremonial clothes; person in-charge of ritual or ceremony; tribute, offering ” ) + pa- .
Root
pali
ritual , ceremonies
Derived terms
Etymology 2
wali ( “ again; once more; to repeat ” ) + pa- .
Root
pali
repeatedly ; insistence
Derived terms
Further reading
"pali" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary . 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पालि ( pāli ) .
Noun
pali n (indeclinable )
Pali ( Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of the Buddhist scriptures )
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pali m inan
genitive plural of pal
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pali
third-person singular present of palić
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /pâːli/
Hyphenation: pa‧li
Etymology 1
Noun
pȃli m (Cyrillic spelling па̑ли )
Pali (language)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pali (Cyrillic spelling пали )
inflection of paliti :
third-person singular present
second-person singular imperative
Participle
pali (Cyrillic spelling пали )
masculine plural active past participle of pȁsti
Spanish
Adjective
pali m or f (masculine and feminine plural palis )
Pali
Noun
pali m (uncountable )
Pali
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
palî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒ )
( anatomy ) spleen
Synonym: limpa
Anagrams
Thao
Noun
pali
wing ( of an animal )
Unami
Pronunciation
Adjective
pali
other
different
Adverb
pali
away
elsewhere
References
Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005 ) “pali ”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary , The Lenape Language Preservation Project
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Welsh pali , from Old French palie .
Noun
pali m (plural palïau )
brocade , satin
Synonym: satin
plush , velvet
Synonym: melfed
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
pali
( colloquial ) second-person singular future of palu
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pali ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zotung Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *liː , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij . Cognates include Mizo pa-li and Zou li .
Pronunciation
Noun
pali
four
See also
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Kenneth VanBik (2009 October 20) The Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus , page 559 : “*lii ”