Pali
Pali was an Indo-European language once spoken in India and Myanmar.
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Pāli (; IAST: Pāḷi) is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the Tipiṭaka. Pali was designated a classical language of India by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.
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Words in Pali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | janako | |
| child | dārako | |
| woman | itthi | |
| person | manussa | |
| name | nāma | |
| friend | mitta | |
| eye | akkhi | |
| nose | nas | |
| tongue | jivhā | |
| heart | hadaya | |
| knee | jānu | |
| breast | thana | |
| liver | yakana | |
| water | āpa | |
| fire | aggi | |
| sun | suriya | |
| moon | candā | |
| star | uḷu | |
| rain | vassa | |
| snow | hima | |
| wind | vāta | |
| mountain | pabbatō | |
| river | nadī | |
| sea | samudda | |
| tree | rukkha | |
| leaf | paṇṇa | |
| night | ratti | |
| dog | soṇa | |
| cat | biḷāla | |
| fish | maccha |
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