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 (transliteration needed)

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

Orthographic		กบาล k ɓ ā l
Phonemic		กะ-บาน k a – ɓ ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-baan
	Royal Institute	ka-ban
(standard) IPA(key)		/ka˨˩.baːn˧/(R)

Noun

กบาล • (gà-baan)

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