koffie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa, “coffee”).

Noun

koffie (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje)

coffee

Dutch

Etymology

From Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
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Hyphenation: kof‧fie

Noun

koffie f or m (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje n)

coffee

Usage notes

Masculine in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, historically feminine in the northern Netherlands.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Chechen: кофе (kofe)
→ English: coffee
- → Burmese: ကော်ဖီ (kauhpi)
- → Gujarati: કૉફી (kɔphī)
- → Hausa: kṑfī
- → Hindi: कॉफ़ी (kŏfī), कॉफी (kŏphī)
- → Korean: 커피 (keopi)
- → Maia: kopi
- → Navajo: gohwééh
- → Scottish Gaelic: cofaidh
- Tok Pisin: kopi
- → Welsh: coffi
→ Japanese: コーヒー (kōhī)
→ Kyrgyz: кофе (kofe)
→ Malay: kopi
- Indonesian: kopi
- → Min Nan: 咖啡 (ko-pi, ko-phi)
→ Russian: ко́фе (kófe)
- → Armenian: կոֆե (kofe)
→ West Frisian: kofje

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