pā°li m. (prob.) a protector, ruler (cf. go-pāli and prajā-p°).
f. (in most meanings and ifc. f (also I). [cf. under pāla]; according to [Uṇ. iv, 529], Sch. fr. √ pal) the tip or lobe of the ear, the outer ear, [Suśr.] (cf. karṇa- and śravaṇa-p°)
a boundary, limit, margin, edge, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
a row, line, range, [Ratnāv.]; [Śiś.]; [Gīt.]
a dam, dike, bridge, [Rājat.]
a pot, boiler, [HPariś.]
a partic. measure of capacity (= prastha), [L.]
prescribed food, maintenance of a scholar during the period of his studies by his teacher, [L.]
the lap, bosom, [L.]
a circumference, [L.]
a mark, spot, [L.]
a louse, [L.]
a woman with a beard, [L.] = praśaṃsā, [L.] (°lī ifc. to denote praise, [Gaṇ.])
= prabedha, [L.]