Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ka-pala
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cup made from a human skull and used in tantric rituals.

Etymology

From Tibetan ཀ་པ་ལ (ka pa la), from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla), meaning "skull", "forehead", "kapala", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Doublet of copra.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: *kap-, ཀ་པ་ལ, कपाल

Inflected Forms

kapalas (plural)

Synonyms

skullcup

Questions

What does kapala mean?: A cup made from a human skull and used in tantric rituals.
Where does kapala come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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