Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali sālā, from Sanskrit शाला (śālā, hall), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (human settlement, village, dwelling). Doublet of សាល (saal).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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  1. Khmer script form of sālā (hall)

Declension

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