гавал

Mongolian

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla), perhaps via Tibetan ཀ་པ་ལ (ka pa la).

Attested as early as a Middle Mongolian fragment found in Turfan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɢawəɮ/

Noun

гавал • (gaval) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠠᠪᠠᠯᠠ (ɣabala))

skull

See also

толгой (tolgoj, “head”)

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