kapala

See also: käpälä, kapała, kąpała, and Kąpała

English

Etymology

From Tibetan ཀ་པ་ལ (ka pa la), from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla), meaning "skull", "forehead", "kapala". Doublet of copra.

Noun

kapala (plural kapalas)

A cup made from a human skull and used in tantric rituals.

Synonyms

skullcup

Banjarese

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “skull”).

Noun

kapala

(anatomy) head

References

Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkapala]

Verb

kapala

inflection of kapat:
1. feminine singular past participle
2. neuter plural past participle

Indonesian

Noun

kapala

Obsolete spelling of kepala

Lindu

Noun

kapala

head
leader; pioneer

Maranao

Noun

kapala

head

Derived terms

batokapala (“headstone”)

References

A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

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