សាលា

See also: ស្លែ and ស្លា

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sālā, from Sanskrit शाला (śālā, “hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សាលា sālā Phonemic សា-ល៉ា sā-l″ā WT romanisation saalaa (standard) IPA(key) /saː.ˈlaː/

Noun

សាលា • (saalaa)

1. hall, school
2. institution, establishment
3. court (of law)
4. kind of relay station or shelter on the road between two towns or villages

Derived terms

• សាលារៀន (saalaa riən)