កបាល

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin kapāla
Pallava

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, skull, cranium; bowl). Compare Old Javanese kapāla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kᵊɓaːl/

Noun

កបាល (kapāla)

  1. (anatomy) head, skull.

Synonyms

  • ករង្ក (karaṅka)
  • ថ្ប្វង៑ (thpvaṅ)

Descendants

  • Khmer: ក្បាល (kbaal)
  • Lao: ກະບານ (ka bān)
  • Northern Khmer: กบาล
  • Thai: กบาล (gà-baan)