വായന (vāyana) + ശാല (śāla)
വായനശാല • (vāyanaśāla)
- library
- Synonym: ഗ്രന്ഥശാല (granthaśāla)
- a small library facility for reading newspapers, magazines, etc.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വായനശാല”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books