nāḷī

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nali"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• नाळी (Devanagari script)
• নাল়ী (Bengali script)
• නාළී (Sinhalese script)
• နာဠီ or နာဠဳ or ၼႃꩮီ (Burmese script)
• นาฬี (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣᩊᩦ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາຬີ (Lao script)
• នាឡី (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂𑅄𑄩 (Chakma script)

Noun

nāḷī f

1. hollow stalk
2. tube, pipe

Usage notes

In compounds, it may be declined as a noun in -i.

Declension

Declension table of "nāḷī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nāḷī	nāḷiyo or nāḷī
Accusative (second)	nāḷiṃ or nāḷiyaṃ	nāḷiyo or nāḷī
Instrumental (third)	nāḷiyā	nāḷīhi or nāḷībhi
Dative (fourth)	nāḷiyā	nāḷīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nāḷiyā	nāḷīhi or nāḷībhi
Genitive (sixth)	nāḷiyā	nāḷīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nāḷiyā or nāḷiyaṃ	nāḷīsu
Vocative (calling)	nāḷi	nāḷiyo or nāḷī

Derived terms

• aggināḷī (“gun”)
• khīraṃnāḷī (“coconut milk”)