キッパー

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English kipper.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

キッパー • (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.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Noun

キッパー • (kippā

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN