กบาล

Northern Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer កបាល (kapāla), ក្បាល (kpāla, skull), from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, skull) or Pali kapāla (skull). Cognate with Khmer ក្បាល (kbaal), Thai กบาล (gà-baan), Lao ກະບານ (ka bān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kᵊbaːl/

Noun

กบาล (kəbaal)

  1. head.

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, skull) or Pali kapāla (skull). Cognate with Khmer ក្បាល (kbaal), Northern Khmer กบาล, Lao ກະບານ (ka bān).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกบาล
k ɓ ā l
Phonemic
กะ-บาน
k a – ɓ ā n
RomanizationPaiboongà-baan
Royal Instituteka-ban
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.baːn˧/(R)

Noun

กบาล • (gà-baan)

  1. head; top of skull.
  2. earthenware plate or fragment.