Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicศาล
ɕ ā l
Phonemic
สาน
s ā n
RomanizationPaiboonsǎan
Royal Institutesan
(standard) IPA(key)/saːn˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1 edit

From Sanskrit शाल (śāla, court; rampart) or शाला (śālā, court; hall; house; workshop); probably via Angkorian Old Khmer śāla (court; hall; pavilion; residence). Compare Old Khmer sālā; Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer śālā; Angkorian Old Khmer sāla. Cognate with Modern Khmer សាលា (saalaa); Lao ສານ (sān). Doublet of ศาลา (sǎa-laa).

Noun edit

ศาล (sǎan)

  1. court; tribunal.
  2. shrine (mostly in folk religions of Thailand and Southeast Asia, Hinduism, Chinese folk religion).
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From apheresis of ไพศาล (pai-sǎan).

Adjective edit

ศาล (sǎan)

  1. (poetic) Clipping of ไพศาล (pai-sǎan).