The word "Lepal" is spelled as /liːpəl/. It is derived from the French word "le pal," which means "the palate." The spelling of this word follows the English language's conventions of using the "e" after "p" to indicate a long vowel sound. In the IPA phonetic transcription, the symbol "iː" corresponds to the "ee" sound in Lepal, and "ə" represents the schwa sound. Lepal is commonly used in botany to refer to the lip-like petal of a flower.