કપાળ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European *káp-ōl, *kap- (“head, bowl”), possibly from *kap- (“to seize”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkə.pɑɭ/
• Hyphenation: ક‧પાળ
• Rhymes: -ɑɭ

Noun

કપાળ • (kapāḷ) n

1. forehead, skull

   Synonym: ખોપરી (khoprī)

Interjection

કપાળ • (kapāḷ)

1. an interjection of disbelief, often humorous