ศาลา
Thai
pron
Definitions
- pavilion: open building used for any purpose, traditionally used as a place of gathering or meeting.
- (historical) hall or pavilion within a palace, employed as a meeting place of government ministers.
- (by extension) hall; public hall; common hall; hall of assembly, gathering, or meeting; auditorium; forum.
- (colloquial) hall or pavilion at a temple, especially one used as a funeral venue.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शाला (hall, house, mansion, workshop, large room, building, shed, stable etc, a house, abode, apartment, court, room) borrowed from Old Khmer śālā.
Origin
Old Khmer
śālā