pan·sil \ˈpan(t)sə̇l\noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Singhalese, from Pali pañca sīlāni five precepts, from Sanskrit pañca five + śīla custom, moral conduct, moral precept — more at five : the rite in Hinayana Buddhism of undertaking ceremonially a set of five precepts of morality < pansil … is taken individually before a Buddhist shrine or collectively at the beginning of a Buddhist meeting of any kind — Christmas Humphreys >