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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
ศาล • (sǎan)
- court; tribunal.
- shrine (mostly in folk religions of Thailand and Southeast Asia, Hinduism, Chinese folk religion).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From apheresis of ไพศาล (pai-sǎan).
Adjective
ศาล • (sǎan)
- (poetic) Clipping of ไพศาล (pai-sǎan).