kopitiam

• kopi tiam

From Malay kopitiam, from kopi (“coffee”) + Min Nan 店 (tiàm, “shop”).

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈkoˌpiˌtjam/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒpɪˌtiːəm/

kopitiam (plural kopitiams)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food. [from 20th c.]

• kopi tiam

Compound of Malay kopi + Min Nan 店 (tiàm)

• IPA^(key): /kopitiam/
• Rhymes: -iam, -am
• Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧tiam

kopitiam (plural kopitiam-kopitiam, first-person possessive kopitiamku, second-person possessive kopitiammu, third-person possessive kopitiamnya)

1. coffee shop

   Synonym: kedai kopi

• kopi tiam

Compound of kopi + Min Nan 店 (tiàm).

• IPA^(key): /kopitiam/
• Rhymes: -iam, -am
• Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧tiam

kopitiam (Jawi spelling کوڤيتيام‎, plural kopitiam-kopitiam, informal first-person possessive kopitiamku, informal second-person possessive kopitiammu, third-person possessive kopitiamnya)

1. coffee shop

   Synonym: kedai kopi

• "kopitiam" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

• "kopitiam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (Malay Literary Reference Centre).