kapala

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noun

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

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skullcup
OriginTibetan ཀ་པ་ལ ← Sanskrit कपाल ← Proto-Indo-European *kap- →
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Meanings

nounkapala (plural kapalas)

plural kapalas

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

    Synonyms: skullcup

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
skullcup

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-“head”
  2. Sanskritकपाल
  3. Tibetanཀ་པ་ལ
  4. Englishkapala

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.

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