สภา

Etymology

From Pali sabhā (“assembly; congregation; convention; etc”) or Sanskrit सभा (sabhā, “assembly; meeting”); possibly via Old Khmer *sabhā, sabhā (“assembly, council; hall; court; court of justice; member of a court: justice, judge; etc”). Cognate with Old Khmer subhā, sūbhā (“court; court of justice; member of a court: justice, judge; etc”), from which Thai สุภา (sù-paa, “court; judge”) was derived; and cognate with Modern Khmer សភា (saʾphiə).

Pronunciation

Noun

สภา • (sà-paa)

1. assembly; conference; convention; council; gathering; forum; meeting.
2. (archaic) court; tribunal.
3. (colloquial) legislature.