ក្បាល

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer កបាល (kapāla), ក្បាល (kpāla, “skull”), from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “skull”) or Pali kapāla (“skull”). Cognate with Northern Khmer กบาล, Thai กบาล (gà-baan), Lao ກະບານ (ka bān).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្បាល k̥pāl WT romanisation kbaal (standard) IPA(key) /kɓaːl/

Noun

ក្បាល • (kbaal)

1. lot, plot, parcel
2. (botany) ash fleabane (Vernonia cinerea)
3. (anatomy) head
4. head, beginning, source (such as of a stream)
5. top, front
6. heading (of a document or letter)
7. (nautical) bow (of a boat)
8. volume, tome (book)
9. chief, leader

Derived terms

• ក្បាលពោះ (kbaal pŭəh)
• ក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនទឹក (kbaal maasiin tɨk)
• លលាដ៍ក្បាល (lɔliə kbaal)

Classifier

ក្បាល • (kbaal)

1. classifier for copies of books, volumes
2. classifier for animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers