Hall in Different Languages
Discover 'Hall' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Hall
Afrikaans saal | ||
Albanian sallë | ||
Amharic አዳራሽ | ||
Arabic صالة | ||
Armenian դահլիճ | ||
Assamese হল | ||
Aymara sala | ||
Azerbaijani zal | ||
Bambara ali | ||
Basque aretoa | ||
Belarusian зала | ||
Bengali হল | ||
Bhojpuri सभामंडप | ||
Bosnian hodnik | ||
Bulgarian зала | ||
Catalan saló | ||
Cebuano hall | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 大厅 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 大廳 | ||
Corsican sala | ||
Croatian dvorana | ||
Czech hala | ||
Danish hal | ||
Dhivehi ހޯލް | ||
Dogri हाल | ||
Dutch hal | ||
English hall | ||
Esperanto halo | ||
Estonian saal | ||
Ewe xɔlegbe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bulwagan | ||
Finnish sali | ||
French salle | ||
Frisian hal | ||
Galician salón | ||
Georgian დარბაზი | ||
German halle | ||
Greek αίθουσα | ||
Guarani kotyguasu | ||
Gujarati હોલ | ||
Haitian Creole sal | ||
Hausa zaure | ||
Hawaiian hale | ||
Hebrew אולם | ||
Hindi हॉल | ||
Hmong cuab | ||
Hungarian előszoba | ||
Icelandic salur | ||
Igbo nnukwu ọnụ ụlọ | ||
Ilocano salas | ||
Indonesian aula | ||
Irish halla | ||
Italian sala | ||
Japanese ホール | ||
Javanese bale | ||
Kannada ಸಭಾಂಗಣ | ||
Kazakh зал | ||
Khmer សាល | ||
Kinyarwanda salle | ||
Konkani सभाघर | ||
Korean 홀 | ||
Krio ɔl | ||
Kurdish salon | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هۆڵ | ||
Kyrgyz зал | ||
Lao ຫ້ອງໂຖງ | ||
Latin praetorium | ||
Latvian zāle | ||
Lingala ndako | ||
Lithuanian salė | ||
Luganda kisenge ekinene | ||
Luxembourgish hal | ||
Macedonian сала | ||
Maithili हॉल | ||
Malagasy efitrano | ||
Malay dewan | ||
Malayalam ഹാൾ | ||
Maltese sala | ||
Maori wharenui | ||
Marathi हॉल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯆꯧꯕ ꯑꯍꯥꯡꯕ ꯀꯥ | ||
Mizo pindan lian | ||
Mongolian танхим | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ခန်းမ | ||
Nepali हल | ||
Norwegian hall | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) holo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ହଲ୍ | ||
Oromo galma | ||
Pashto تالار | ||
Persian سالن | ||
Polish sala | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) corredor | ||
Punjabi ਹਾਲ | ||
Quechua salon | ||
Romanian hol | ||
Russian зал | ||
Samoan fale faafiafia | ||
Sanskrit सभागृह | ||
Scots Gaelic talla | ||
Sepedi holo | ||
Serbian сала | ||
Sesotho holo | ||
Shona horo | ||
Sindhi هال | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ශාලාව | ||
Slovak hala | ||
Slovenian dvorana | ||
Somali hoolka | ||
Spanish salón | ||
Sundanese aula | ||
Swahili ukumbi | ||
Swedish hall | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bulwagan | ||
Tajik толор | ||
Tamil மண்டபம் | ||
Tatar зал | ||
Telugu హాల్ | ||
Thai ห้องโถง | ||
Tigrinya ኣዳራሽ | ||
Tsonga holo | ||
Turkish salon | ||
Turkmen zal | ||
Twi (Akan) asa so | ||
Ukrainian зал | ||
Urdu ہال | ||
Uyghur زال | ||
Uzbek zal | ||
Vietnamese đại sảnh | ||
Welsh neuadd | ||
Xhosa iholo | ||
Yiddish קאָרידאָר | ||
Yoruba gbongan | ||
Zulu ihholo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "saal" is derived from the Dutch word "zaal" which can also mean "room". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "sallë" derives from the Latin word "aula", meaning a large open room in an official building or a place of assembly. |
| Amharic | The word አዳራሽ can also refer to a "meeting place" or "court of law". |
| Arabic | The word صالة "salah" can refer to a hall, a living room, a reception area, or a room where guests are received in the Arab culture. |
| Armenian | "Դահլիճ" is borrowed from Middle Persian, is cognate with Pahlavi "dārd" and Persian "dār" meaning "door", and with Parthian "dr" meaning "gate, door". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "zal" in Azerbaijani is cognate with the Persian word "salun" meaning "hall" or "room". |
| Basque | The word "aretoa" can also mean "church" or "temple" in Basque, reflecting its historical use as a gathering place for both secular and religious purposes. |
| Belarusian | In Russian, "зал" (hall) is related to "залы" (flood), which is related to the same Indo-European root as "salt" in English, from the meaning "to sprinkle." |
| Bengali | The Bengali word 'হল' also has alternate meanings including 'shop' or 'store' and can refer to an auditorium, meeting room, or any large, enclosed space. |
| Bosnian | Bosnian's "hodnik" is also used to mean "corridor", while in Polish, it means "pedestrian". |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian word "зала" ("hall") comes from the Proto-Slavic word *sālъ, which could mean "hall", "room", or "house". |
| Catalan | "Saló" can also mean "exhibition", and it comes from the medieval Latin word "sala" meaning "large room". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "hall" can also refer to a type of fabric or a type of tree. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大厅 in Chinese also refers to an enclosed open space next to a traditional main chamber in various architectural styles. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "大廳" can also refer to a large room used for public gatherings or receptions. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "sala" can also refer to a "drawing room" or a "living room". |
| Croatian | The word "dvorana" is derived from the Latin word "forum", which means "public square" or "meeting place". |
| Czech | The word "hala" in Czech can also refer to a marketplace or a market hall. |
| Danish | In the Danish place name 'Christiansfeld', 'hal' is a regional spelling of 'hold' meaning 'manor'. |
| Dutch | In medieval times 'Hal'/'Halle' was used as nickname meaning 'hero'. Its root lies in the Germanic verb 'helan' (literally: hail). |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "halo" originates from the Latin word "aula", meaning "hall" or "courtyard". |
| Estonian | The word "saal" likely originates from the German word "Saal" and is also used in Estonian to refer to a space in a forest where deer gather. |
| Finnish | The word "sali" is also used to refer to the space between a wall and a ceiling or a room with a vaulted ceiling. |
| French | The word "salle" is derived from the Latin word "sala", meaning "large room" or "hall". |
| Frisian | The Frisian "hal" refers to the central part of a house as well as to the reception room or a hall used for dancing. |
| Galician | In Galician, "salón" also means "reception" or "living room". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "დარბაზი" originates from the Persian word "darbār", which means "court" or "audience hall". |
| German | The word Halle derives from Old High German, with meanings ranging from a building to a covered market. |
| Greek | The Greek word "αίθουσα" is derived from the word "αίθω", meaning "to burn", and originally referred to the open-air courtyard of a house where a fire was kept. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "હોલ" also means "the entire space" or "the whole thing". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "sal" has alternate meanings including "classroom" and "meeting room." |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "zaure" may also refer to a gathering or assembly of chiefs, or to a large courtyard. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "hale" means "house" but can also refer to a building or gathering place. |
| Hebrew | אולם ('hall') can also refer to a palace or royal court. |
| Hindi | The word 'हॉल' ('hall') in Hindi is derived from the Old French word 'hale,' meaning 'covered building' or 'large room,' and can also refer to a building used for public assembly or a large space within a building. |
| Hmong | "cuab" in White Hmong also means "place where ghosts live." |
| Hungarian | "Elsőszoba" comes from the Hungarian words "elő" (front) and "szoba" (room), although it can also refer to a "foyer" or "lobby". |
| Icelandic | The word "salur" can also refer to a type of small, one-room house found in rural Iceland, typically used for storage or as a workshop. |
| Indonesian | In Latin, "aula" originally meant "courtyard" and later "royal court". |
| Irish | The word 'halla' in Irish can also refer to a 'large house', deriving from the Old Irish word 'halga' meaning 'dwelling'. |
| Italian | The word "sala" in Italian comes from the Latin word "aula", which originally meant "royal court". |
| Japanese | The word "ホール" (hōru) in Japanese can also refer to a concert venue, a university lecture hall, or a company entrance. |
| Javanese | The word "bale" in Javanese also means "a place for public gatherings or rituals" and carries the connotation of sacredness and community. |
| Kannada | The word 'sabhangana' is derived from the Sanskrit words 'sabha' (assembly) and 'angana' (courtyard), and refers to a place where people gather for meetings or social events. |
| Kazakh | The word "зал" in Kazakh, meaning "hall", also has alternate meanings such as "auditorium" and "foyer". |
| Khmer | "សាល" (pronounced "sahl") can also refer to a meeting place or the assembly of a group. |
| Korean | The word "홀" can also refer to a hole or a cavity in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "salon" is borrowed from the French word "salon", which ultimately derives from the Italian word "sala", meaning "room" or "hall". |
| Kyrgyz | "Зал" is also the Kyrgyz word for "year" or "age". |
| Lao | This word also means large open room in traditional houses. |
| Latin | The Latin word “praetorium” can also refer to the headquarters or residence of a commanding officer in the Roman military, often translated as “general's tent” or “command post”. |
| Latvian | The word "zāle" can also refer to a meadow or a grassy area. |
| Lithuanian | "Salė" is a Balto-Slavic word meaning both "hall" and "island". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "hal" in Luxembourgish can also refer to an entrance hall or to the ground floor of a house. |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, the word "сала" also has an alternate meaning "room". |
| Malagasy | There is also the more general term |
| Malay | "Dewan" also refers to a council or senate in some contexts, such as the Dewan Negara (Senate) of Malaysia. |
| Malayalam | 'ഹാൾ' in Malayalam also means 'festival' or 'celebration'. It is derived from the Sanskrit word 'साल' (sāla) meaning 'a year'. |
| Maltese | The word 'sala' in Maltese can also refer to a waiting room, a reception area, or a drawing room. |
| Maori | "Wharenui" is said to mean both "large house" and "meeting house" in the context of Maori culture. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word "हॉल" can also refer to a large room in a house or a courtyard. |
| Mongolian | In Classical Mongolian, the word "танхим" referred to an open shed or a tent used as a temporary shelter. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "ခန်းမ" is also used to refer to an open-air stage for performing traditional puppet theatre. |
| Nepali | The word "hall" in Nepali can also mean "a large room used for assemblies or public events". |
| Norwegian | The word "hall" can also mean "hill" or "flat, elongated rock formation" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word "holo" can also refer to "hallway" in some contexts. |
| Pashto | The term "تالار" (hall) originates from the Persian term "تالارخانه" which referred to a large and ornate reception room. |
| Persian | The word "سالن" derives from the French "salon" and originally referred to a room for conversation and entertainment. |
| Polish | Polish "sala" comes from the German "saal" and can also mean: conference or assembly room, meeting room, or in the theatre, ballet or opera: an auditorium or a concert hall. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Corredor" in Portuguese can also mean "runner" (in athletics), "broker" (in finance), and "trader" (in card games). |
| Romanian | The word "hol" in Romanian also has the meaning of "thief" and comes from the Hungarian word "tolvaj". |
| Russian | "Зал" also means a large sitting room in aristocratic houses or palaces. |
| Samoan | Fale fa'afiafia can also mean a hospital or a chapel because it's a place where those who are sick (fa'a'i) are cared for or fa'afiafia. |
| Scots Gaelic | Talla is also used to refer to the lower part of a house, or the main room of a thatched cottage. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word 'сала' comes from the Italian word 'sala', meaning 'room' or 'hall'. |
| Sesotho | The word "holo" in Sesotho can also mean "a large open space" or "a field." |
| Shona | The word "horo" in Shona is cognate with the word "koro" in Zulu, both meaning "kraal, enclosure" and possibly derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-koro "yard, courtyard". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word هال (hall) is derived from the Persian word "hall", meaning "a large room". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ශාලාව" (hall) in Sinhala is derived from the Sanskrit word "śālā", which can also mean "school" or "house". |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "hala" can also refer to a mountain pasture or clearing, and is cognate with the English word "hall" and the Latin word "aula, |
| Slovenian | "Dvorana" is a cognate of the Russian "двор" (dvor), which means "court" or "yard", and is a Slavic word likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰwer-. |
| Somali | In Somali, "hoolka" can also mean "house" or "hut". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, 'salón' derives from the Frankish 'sal' (house) and can also refer to a reception room, dance hall or barber shop. |
| Sundanese | The word "aula" in Sundanese can also mean "porch" or "courtyard". |
| Swahili | The word 'ukumbi' (hall) in Swahili comes from the Bantu root '-kumbi', meaning 'to gather' or 'to assemble'. |
| Swedish | "Hall" in Swedish can also refer to a flat rock or a type of plant (Angelica archangelica). |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word 'bulwagan' also means 'courtroom' and comes from the Sanskrit word 'baliwag' which means 'meeting house'. |
| Tajik | The word "толор" in Tajik shares a common root with the Persian word "تالار" (talar), which also means "hall" or "auditorium." |
| Tamil | Tamil 'மண்டபம்' (mandapam) derives from the Sanskrit 'मण्डप' (mandapa), which also means 'bower' or 'arbour'. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "హాల్" can also refer to a large room in a house, a court of law, or a place of assembly. |
| Thai | The Thai word "ห้ŋong" is derived from the Khmer word "หះลหអ" meaning "a place to sit or to sleep". |
| Turkish | The word "salon" in Turkish, besides its primary meaning of "hall", also refers to a reception room or a luxurious drawing room. |
| Ukrainian | The word "зал" in Ukrainian can also refer to a stage or an auditorium. |
| Urdu | Urdu word "ہال" (hall) has a Persian origin and can also refer to a courtyard or a yard. |
| Uzbek | The word "zal" comes from the Persian word "zal" which means "large room or hall" and is also used to refer to a reception room or a waiting room. |
| Vietnamese | "Đại sảnh" can refer to a large room for events or receptions, but it can also be used to refer to a large and luxurious living room in a private residence. |
| Welsh | Welsh 'neuadd' shares a distant origin with the German 'not' but also meant 'sanctuary' in Old Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word "Iholo" also refers to a meeting place or a gathering. |
| Yiddish | "קאָרידאָר" is Yiddish for corridor; the same word is also used to mean the hallway in a theater |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "gbongan" is also used to describe the meeting place of elders and the extended family of a compound. |
| Zulu | The word "ihholo" in Zulu can also refer to a meeting, or a place where people gather for a particular purpose. |
| English | The word 'hall' derives from the Old English word 'heall', meaning a large room or building used for gatherings or feasts. |