キッパー

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English kipper.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

キッパー (rōmaji kippā)

  1. a kipper: a dried and smoked herring or salmon

Etymology 2

Probably a borrowing from Hebrew כִּפָּה‎ or כיפה‎ (kipá, “kippah, yarmulke, skullcap”), possibly by way of English kippah.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) キッパー [kìppáá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲip̚pa̠ː]

Alternative forms

Noun

キッパー (rōmaji kippā)

  1. a kippa: a skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
    Synonym: ヤムルカ (yamuruka)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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