hal

Meaning

hall, hallway

Concepts

hall

corridor

lobby

foyer

anteroom

ante-room

antechamber

large room

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɑl/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch halle, from Old Dutch *halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, cover, conceal”).
Cognate with Low German Hall, German Halle, English hall, Danish hall.