skull meaning in Sanskrit
कपाल kapāla
/ˈskʌl/
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Northern England/skʊl/
skull in Sanskrit: कपाल (kapāla). In English, skull means the main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
Sanskrit words for skull
- bones of the head: cranium and mandible
- कपाल kapāla
English meaning of skull
- noun The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
- noun These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
- noun The mind or brain.
- noun A crust formed on the ladle, etc. by the partial cooling of molten metal.
Synonyms of skull
skull in other languages
- skull in Hindi
- skull in Tamil
- skull in Marathi
- skull in Urdu
- skull in Bengali
- skull in Telugu
- skull in Malayalam
- skull in Kannada
- skull in Punjabi
- skull in Gujarati
- skull in Odia
- skull in Sinhala
- skull in Assamese
- skull in Nepali
- skull in Pashto
- skull in Tagalog
- skull in Arabic
- skull in Malay
- skull in Indonesian
- skull in Thai
- skull in Vietnamese
- skull in Myanmar
Questions about skull in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of skull in Sanskrit?
- Skull in Sanskrit is कपाल (kapāla).
- skull इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Skull: कपाल (kapāla).
- What does skull mean in English?
- Skull means the main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
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