Specifically, which Indo-Aryan Languages are derived from Pali? Is Hindi?
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Which languages are derived from Pali
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Re: Which languages are derived from Pali
I know English has some pali derived words, such as Therapist. Apparently from the Greeks, who had contact with monks sent by Asoka. Ashoka?
Then,
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
Re: Which languages are derived from Pali
Greetings Khitij,
I'm not sure what "derived" means. I know that speakers of Indian subcontinental languages such as Bengali report that learning Pali is relatively straightforward. I presume that Sinhalese absorbed a lot of Pali words due to the influence of Buddhism, but I'm no expert on that.
Though not an Indo-European language, Thai uses quite a few "loan words" from both Pali and Sanskrit, due presumably to the spread of Buddhism. To a Thai expert (not me!) this is obvious from the particular consonants used to spell the words (just as French-derived words are obvious to native English speakers).
E.g.
Pali: Jīvita
Thai: ชีวิต chee-wít [Noun, Classifier, of Pali/Sanskrit origin]: life ; existence ; living
http://www.thai2english.com/dictionary/1293088.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Presumably Burmese, Lao, and Cambodian languages contain similar borrowing.
Mike
I'm not sure what "derived" means. I know that speakers of Indian subcontinental languages such as Bengali report that learning Pali is relatively straightforward. I presume that Sinhalese absorbed a lot of Pali words due to the influence of Buddhism, but I'm no expert on that.
Though not an Indo-European language, Thai uses quite a few "loan words" from both Pali and Sanskrit, due presumably to the spread of Buddhism. To a Thai expert (not me!) this is obvious from the particular consonants used to spell the words (just as French-derived words are obvious to native English speakers).
E.g.
Pali: Jīvita
Thai: ชีวิต chee-wít [Noun, Classifier, of Pali/Sanskrit origin]: life ; existence ; living
http://www.thai2english.com/dictionary/1293088.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Presumably Burmese, Lao, and Cambodian languages contain similar borrowing.
Mike