Northern Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

กบาล (transliteration needed)

  1. head.

Thai edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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 edit

กบาล (gà-baan)

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