arena (the sand-covered center of an amphitheater where contests were held in Ancient Rome) · circus ring (a circular arena in a circus, where the acts are performed) · arena (a realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behavior, etc.)
çekim: çoğul arénák
köken: Borrowed from Latin arēna, alternative form of harēna (“sand, sandy place, place of combat”). First attested in 1550.
a royal court, where mandarins would prostrate themselves in front of the reigning monarch · stage (for a performance)
köken: sân (“court; yard”) + khấu (“to kowtow; to prostrate oneself”, 叩). The modern meaning might be due to the bows often seen with the curtain call at the end of a play or performance. If so, this word most likely first acquired the meaning "stage" after European performance arts started to become familiar to Vietnamese speakers, as Vietnamese performance arts traditionally likely did not feature…