dharmsala

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Etymology

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From Hindi धर्मशाला (dharmaśālā), from Sanskrit.

Noun

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dharmsala (plural dharmsalas)

  1. (historical, India) A charitable or religious house, especially a resthouse for travellers.
    • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 2:
      The corridor was paved and wayfarers used it as a dharamshala.
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