សាលា

Khmer

noun
Definitions
  • hall, school
  • institution, establishment
  • court (of law)
  • kind of relay station or shelter on the road between two towns or villages

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sālā derived from Sanskrit शाला (hall, house, mansion, workshop, large room, building, shed, stable etc, a house, abode, apartment, court, room) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (dwelling, village, human settlement, spring, sneak, crawl, favor, move quickly, creep, of good mood, home).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sel-

Gloss

dwelling, village, human settlement, spring, sneak, crawl, favor, move quickly, creep, of good mood, home

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

村

Emoji

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