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Skull in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Skullnoun
खोपड़ी
🗣️ khopaDai [/kʰoːp.ɽiː/, /ˈskʌl/, /skʊl/, /skɵlː/]
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📖 Meaning of “skull”

The meaning of “skull” in Hindi is खोपड़ी, pronounced khopaDai — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

🔠 All meanings in Hindi
khopaDai (noun) खोपड़ी
(noun) कपाल
📘 Definition of skull

the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

🟢 Similar words for skull
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✍️ Skull in a sentence
His skull is very thick.
मैंने ग़लती से गिलास उसकी खोपड़ी पर गिराया।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *खोप्प- (khŏppa-, “coconut shell”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). See there for more. Related to खोपरा (khoprā), खोपा (khopā), Hindi खप्पर (khappar), खप्पड़ (khappaṛ), खर्पर (kharpar), कपाल (kapāl). Cognate with Punjabi ਖੋਪੜ (khopaṛ), Gujarati ખોપરી (khoprī), Nepali खोपडी (khopaḍī), Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra, “copra”), Tamil கொப்பரை (kopparai, “copra”).

Quick facts about “skull”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Skull
Meaning in Hindi
खोपड़ी
Pronunciation
khopaDai
Part of speech
Noun
Similar words
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Category
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *खोप्प- (khŏppa-, “coconut shell”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). See there for more. Related to खोपरा (khoprā), खोपा (khopā), Hindi खप्पर (khappar), खप्पड़ (khappaṛ), खर्पर (kharpar), कपाल (kapāl). Cognate with Punjabi ਖੋਪੜ (khopaṛ), Gujarati ખોપરી (khoprī), Nepali खोपडी (khopaḍī), Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra, “copra”), Tamil கொப்பரை (kopparai, “copra”).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "skull" is खोपड़ी (khopaDai).
In Devanagari script it is written as खोपड़ी.
It is pronounced "khopaDai". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.
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