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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
Noun
ក្បាល • (kbaal)
- lot, plot, parcel
- (botany) ash fleabane (Vernonia cinerea)
- (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
Derived terms
Classifier
ក្បាល • (kbaal)
- classifier for copies of books, volumes
- classifier for animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers