ក្បាល

Khmer

noun
Definitions
  • lot, plot, parcel
  • (botany) ()
  • (anatomy) head
  • head, beginning, source such as of a stream
  • top, front
  • heading of a document or letter
  • (nautical) bow of a boat
  • volume, tome book
  • chief, leader

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कपाल (skull, bowl, cup, dish, cotyle, socket, forehead, head, bone, jar) borrowed from Pali kapāla (head).

Origin

Pali

kapāla

Gloss

head

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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