noun
Pali (language)
The liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism, used in ancient scriptures.
パーリ語は仏教の経典に使われる言語です。
Pali is the language used in Buddhist scriptures.
Sanskrit is another ancient Indian language used in Mahayana Buddhist texts, while Pali is primarily associated with Theravada Buddhism.
From Pali 'pāli' (text, scripture) + 語 (language). The kanji 巴利 are ateji based on sound.