kepala

Indonesian

/kə.pa.la/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) head
  • (figurative) leader, chief, head

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kepala derived from Sanskrit कपाल (skull, bowl, cup, dish, cotyle, socket, forehead, head, bone, jar) derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kapā́las derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapā́las derived from Proto-Indo-European *káp-ōl (head, bowl).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*káp-ōl

Gloss

head, bowl

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鉢, 丼

Emoji
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