ambalaman.

Brit.

/ʌmbəˈlɑːmə/, U.S.

/ˌɑmbəˈlɑmə/

Forms:

α. 1800s ambulam, 1800s ambelam, 1800s ambelan, 1900s– ambalam.

β. 1800s– ambala (rare).

γ. 1800s– ambalama, 1800s ambelama.

Origin: A borrowing from Tamil. Etymon: Tamil ampalam.

Etymology: < Tamil ampalam public building, temple. In the γ. forms probably influenced by Sinhala ambalama (plural ambalam; < Tamil).The β. forms perhaps reflect the pronunciation of a combining form in Tamil. Compare the following isolated early example of the Tamil word (or perhaps the Sinhala plural form) in an English context:1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon 99 They commonly meet at places built for strangers and way-faring men to lodge in, in their Language called Amblomb.

In Sri Lanka: a simple building, typically pillared and mostly open-sided, used as a rest house or shelter for travellers, or (formerly) as a village meeting place.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > place of shelter

shroudc1380

receipta1393

recept1423

receptaclec1425

cottage1535

shelterage1632

ambalama1807

receptory1856

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > public building > [noun] > meeting-hall or house

common hall?1473

assembly house1502

sedge1615

ambalama1807

meeting house1836

conference centre1958

1807 J. Cordiner Descr. Ceylon II. xv. 18 At the end of almost every mile stands an excellent choultry, or ambalam, containing various open apartments formed of stone pillars and back walls, with adjoining courts, in which are rooms, where travellers may lodge in greater privacy.

1880 C. J. R. LeMesurier in C. J. R. LeMesurier & T. B. Pa'nabokke tr. Níti-nighaṇḍuva Introd. p. xxi This court..consisted of an assembly of the principal and experienced men of the village who met at an ambalama,..or a shady tree, or other central place upon the occurrence of any civil or criminal matter.

1956 Midwest Folklore 6 209 Even today many such ambalams still exist, especially at road junctions, although now, owing to the motorization of transport, they no longer serve the original purpose, except perhaps to beggars, vagrants, and just a handful of pedestrians.

2009 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 20 Sept. Sometimes not finding lodging, he had to rough it out in ambalamas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambalama
释义	ambalaman. Brit. /ʌmbəˈlɑːmə/, U.S. /ˌɑmbəˈlɑmə/ Forms: α. 1800s ambulam, 1800s ambelam, 1800s ambelan, 1900s– ambalam. β. 1800s– ambala (rare). γ. 1800s– ambalama, 1800s ambelama. Origin: A borrowing from Tamil. Etymon: Tamil ampalam. Etymology: < Tamil ampalam public building, temple. In the γ. forms probably influenced by Sinhala ambalama (plural ambalam; < Tamil).The β. forms perhaps reflect the pronunciation of a combining form in Tamil. Compare the following isolated early example of the Tamil word (or perhaps the Sinhala plural form) in an English context:1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon 99 They commonly meet at places built for strangers and way-faring men to lodge in, in their Language called Amblomb. In Sri Lanka: a simple building, typically pillared and mostly open-sided, used as a rest house or shelter for travellers, or (formerly) as a village meeting place. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > place of shelter shroudc1380 receipta1393 recept1423 receptaclec1425 cottage1535 shelterage1632 ambalama1807 receptory1856 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > public building > [noun] > meeting-hall or house common hall?1473 assembly house1502 sedge1615 ambalama1807 meeting house1836 conference centre1958 1807 J. Cordiner Descr. Ceylon II. xv. 18 At the end of almost every mile stands an excellent choultry, or ambalam, containing various open apartments formed of stone pillars and back walls, with adjoining courts, in which are rooms, where travellers may lodge in greater privacy. 1880 C. J. R. LeMesurier in C. J. R. LeMesurier & T. B. Pa'nabokke tr. Níti-nighaṇḍuva Introd. p. xxi This court..consisted of an assembly of the principal and experienced men of the village who met at an ambalama,..or a shady tree, or other central place upon the occurrence of any civil or criminal matter. 1956 Midwest Folklore 6 209 Even today many such ambalams still exist, especially at road junctions, although now, owing to the motorization of transport, they no longer serve the original purpose, except perhaps to beggars, vagrants, and just a handful of pedestrians. 2009 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 20 Sept. Sometimes not finding lodging, he had to rough it out in ambalamas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1807
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