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)

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

Synonyms

• skullcup

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Banjarese

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “skull”).

Noun

kapala

1. (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.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapala]

Verb

kapala

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

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Indonesian

Noun

kapala

1. Dated spelling of kepala.

Lindu

Noun

kapala

1. head
2. leader; pioneer

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Maranao

Noun

kapala

1. head

Derived terms

• batokapala (“headstone”)

References

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