kepala

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, skull).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.pa.la/

Noun

kepala

  1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Derived terms

  • kepala rumah
  • kepalai
  • sekepala

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kepala, from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, skull).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.pa.la/

Noun

kepala (plural kepala-kepala, first-person possessive kepalaku, second-person possessive kepalamu, third-person possessive kepalanya)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. (figuratively) leader, chief, head
    Kepala sukuTribal chief
    Kepala sekolahHead teacher (lit. "head of school")
    Synonyms: ketua, pemimpin

Derived terms


Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, skull).

Pronunciation

Noun

kĕpala (plural kepala-kepala, informal first-person singular possessive kepalaku, impolite second-person singular possessive kepalamu, third-person singular possessive kepalanya)

  1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Synonyms

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