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sālā

sāla

masc nom pl of sāla (noun); masc instr sg of sāla (noun); masc abl sg of sāla (noun); masc voc sg of sāla (noun); …

1. sāla (masc): sal tree; Shorea robusta
2. sāla (masc): brother-in-law
3. sāla (adj): having a house; with a hall
4. sālā (fem): hall
5. sālā (fem): stable; stall; shed; lit. hall
6. sālā (fem): name of a Brahman village in Kosala; lit. hall

Etymology. Related to Sanskrit śālā (hall, shed); the root is uncertain, but the word appears in Indo-European languages as a borrowing or independent formation for structures: compare English "sale" (a place of transaction, originally a large room or hall) and German "Saal" (hall). The semantic path runs from a roofed structure to specific uses (residence, stable, audience hall).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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