ヤムルカ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowing from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), possibly by way of English yarmulke.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ムルカ [yáꜜmùrùkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠mɯ̟ɾɯ̟ka̠]

Noun

ヤムルカ • (yamuruka

  1. a yarmulke: a skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
    Synonym: キッパー (kippā)

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.