कपाल

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कपाल (kapā́la).

Pronunciation

Noun

कपाल (kapālf (Urdu spelling کپال)

  1. (anatomy) skull
    Synonym: खोपड़ी (khopṛī)

Declension

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

कपाल (kapāl)

  1. hair
  2. head

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European *káp-ōl, *kap- (head, bowl), possibly from *kap- (to seize).

Pronunciation

Noun

कपाल (kapā́la) stemm or n

  1. skull, cranium
  2. bowl

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कपाल (kapā́la)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कपालः
kapā́laḥ
कपालौ / कपाला¹
kapā́lau / kapā́lā¹
कपालाः / कपालासः¹
kapā́lāḥ / kapā́lāsaḥ¹
Vocative कपाल
kápāla
कपालौ / कपाला¹
kápālau / kápālā¹
कपालाः / कपालासः¹
kápālāḥ / kápālāsaḥ¹
Accusative कपालम्
kapā́lam
कपालौ / कपाला¹
kapā́lau / kapā́lā¹
कपालान्
kapā́lān
Instrumental कपालेन
kapā́lena
कपालाभ्याम्
kapā́lābhyām
कपालैः / कपालेभिः¹
kapā́laiḥ / kapā́lebhiḥ¹
Dative कपालाय
kapā́lāya
कपालाभ्याम्
kapā́lābhyām
कपालेभ्यः
kapā́lebhyaḥ
Ablative कपालात्
kapā́lāt
कपालाभ्याम्
kapā́lābhyām
कपालेभ्यः
kapā́lebhyaḥ
Genitive कपालस्य
kapā́lasya
कपालयोः
kapā́layoḥ
कपालानाम्
kapā́lānām
Locative कपाले
kapā́le
कपालयोः
kapā́layoḥ
कपालेषु
kapā́leṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Borrowed terms

Descendants