"kapala" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kapalas [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-|id1=head}}, {{bor|en|bo|ཀ་པ་ལ}} Tibetan ཀ་པ་ལ (ka pa la), {{der|en|sa|कपाल}} Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kap-||head}} Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”), {{doublet|en|copra}} Doublet of copra Head templates: {{en-noun}} kapala (plural kapalas)
  1. A cup made from a human skull and used in tantric rituals. Wikipedia link: kapala Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: skullcup
    Sense id: en-kapala-en-noun-UThZzYuN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

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