pálya

Etymology
From. Compare Gallo-Italian, Old Italian. The Italian words derive from the Latin, a rectangular sheet of cloth that the Romans wore as a cloak. Originally, the word applied only to the piece of cloth that was placed at the finishing post and awarded to the winner of the race at traditional Italian festivals of medieval origin.

Noun

 * 1) court, rink, field, pitch an area of land
 * 2) path, orbit, track a course of motion
 * 3) profession, career a person's vocational course
 * 4) course, level in a video game