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Click anywhere in a meaning cell to copy the text to your clipboard.
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English to Pali and Pali to English dictionary Online
Welcome to the world’s fastest Pali dictionary! This dictionary helps you to search quickly for Pali to English translation, or English to Pali translation. The number of words available for search in this dictionary, has already reached 100,000+ and growing. You can use this as a Thesaurus also. In addition to providing you the matching Pali words for your search, this dictionary also functions as a thesaurus, offering related Pali words.
Two Ways to Use Our Dictionary
English to Pali: Simply enter your English word in the search box and click “Search” for instant Pali translations.
Pali to English: Enter your Pali word (Unicode) directly into the search box and click “Search.”
Mobile Pali dictionary
Access our dictionary anytime, anywhere! Perfect for: Android Phones, iPhones, iPads, and Tablets. No installation is required —simply visit the website and start searching.
For English to Pali translation, enter the English word you want to translate to Pali meaning in the search box above and click ‘SEARCH’.
For Pali to English translation, you have several options to enter Pali words in the search box above.
- Cut & Paste your Pali words (in Unicode) into the box above and click ‘SEARCH’.
- Most of the smart phones give you input tools to allow you to type in Pali. If you are familiar with Romanised Transliteration, you can start typing in English. While you type English letters phonetically, and hit the space bar, these will be automatically converted into Pali letters. For e.g., if you type ammaa in English and press the space bar, it will be converted into அம்மா.