Definition
A pavilion is a light building or large tent, often open on the sides, used for events, sports, or relaxing outdoors. It can also mean a special building at a fair, exhibition, or sports ground.
Etymology
“Pavilion” comes from Old French *paveillon*, from Latin *papilio*, meaning “butterfly” and also “tent.” The tent meaning may have come from how a tent’s open flaps looked like butterfly wings.
Kelly Says
There’s a butterfly hiding inside the word “pavilion.” The original Latin compared a tent’s spread-out canvas to a butterfly’s wings. So every time you sit in a pavilion, the language quietly imagines you resting under giant cloth wings.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፓቪሊዮን
pa-vi-li-yon
BNবাংলা
পাবিলিয়ন
pa-bi-li-yon
CACatalà
pavil·ló
pa-vi-y-loh
CSČeština
pavilon
pa-vi-lon
DADansk
pavillon
pa-vi-lon
DEDeutsch
Pavillon
pa-vi-yon
ELΕλληνικά
παβιλιόν
pa-vi-lyon
ESEspañol
pabellón
pa-be-lohn
FAفارسی
پالاسیو
pa-la-si-yo
FISuomi
paviljonki
pa-vi-yon-ki
FRFrançais
pavillon
pa-vee-yon
GUGU
પાવીલિયન
pa-vi-li-yan
HIहिन्दी
पवेलियन
pa-ve-lee-an
HUMagyar
pavilon
pa-vi-lon
IDBahasa Indonesia
paviljoen
pa-vi-yo-en
ITItaliano
padiglione
pa-di-gli-o-ne
KMKM
បាវីលយ៉ុន
ba-vi-li-yon
MRMR
पाविलियन
pa-vi-li-an
MSBahasa Melayu
paviljoen
pa-vi-yo-en
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါ်လီယွန်
pa-o-li-ywon
NLNederlands
paviljoen
pa-vi-yo-en
NONorsk
paviljong
pa-vi-lyong
PAPA
ਪਾਵਿਲੀਅਨ
pa-vi-li-an
PLPolski
pavilion
pa-vi-li-on
PTPortuguês
pavilhão
pa-vi-yawn
RORomână
pavilIon
pa-vi-lyon
RUРусский
павильон
pa-vi-lyon
SVSvenska
paviljong
pa-vi-lyong
SWKiswahili
paviloni
pa-vi-lo-ni
TAதமிழ்
பவிலியன்
pa-vi-li-yan
TEతెలుగు
పవలియన్
pa-vi-lyan
THไทย
โรงระเบียง
roeng-ra-biaoeng
TRTürkçe
pavilyon
pa-vi-yon
UKУкраїнська
павільйон
pa-vi-lyon
URاردو
پاوِلیئن
pa-vi-li-yen
VITiếng Việt
nhà bạt
nha-bat
ZUZU
paviljoen
pa-vi-yo-en