Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

  1. Khmer script form of sālā (hall)

Declension edit