páli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pali"

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पालि (pāli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaːlɪ]
• Rhymes: -aːlɪ
• Hyphenation: pá‧li

Noun

páli n (indeclinable)

1. Pali (Middle Indo-Aryan language)

Further reading

• “páli”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “páli”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Hungarian

Etymology

From Sanskrit पालि (pāli, “line, (canonical) text”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaːli]
• Hyphenation: pá‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Adjective

páli (not comparable)

1. expressed in Pali language

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	páli	pálik
accusative	pálit	pálikat
dative	pálinak	páliknak
instrumental	pálival	pálikkal
causal-final	páliért	pálikért
translative	pálivá	pálikká
terminative	páliig	pálikig
essive-formal	páliként	pálikként
essive-modal	páliul	—
inessive	páliban	pálikban
superessive	pálin	pálikon
adessive	pálinál	páliknál
illative	páliba	pálikba
sublative	pálira	pálikra
allative	pálihoz	pálikhoz
elative	páliból	pálikból
delative	páliról	pálikról
ablative	pálitól	páliktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	pálié	páliké
non-attributive possessive - plural	páliéi	pálikéi

Noun

páli

1. Pali (the language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	páli	—
accusative	pálit	—
dative	pálinak	—
instrumental	pálival	—
causal-final	páliért	—
translative	pálivá	—
terminative	páliig	—
essive-formal	páliként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	páliban	—
superessive	pálin	—
adessive	pálinál	—
illative	páliba	—
sublative	pálira	—
allative	pálihoz	—
elative	páliból	—
delative	páliról	—
ablative	pálitól	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	pálié	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	páliéi	—

Possessive forms of páli
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	pálim	—
2nd person sing.	pálid	—
3rd person sing.	pálija	—
1st person plural	pálink	—
2nd person plural	pálitok	—
3rd person plural	pálijuk	—

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.li/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.li/

Noun

páli m (uncountable)

1. Pali

ǃXóõ

Etymology

From a Southern Bantu language; compare Tswana podi.

Noun

páli (tone II, class 1, plural pálu-tê or púlu-tê)

1. goat

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 4.

References

• Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN