ko̧pe

Marshallese

Etymology

First attested in 1582. Borrowed from English coffee, from Dutch koffie (“coffee”), from Italian caffè (“coffee”), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”).

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɒːbʲe], (enunciated) [kɒ pʲe]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæwpʲej/
  • Bender phonemes: {kawpȩy}

Noun

ko̧pe (M.O.D.: kọpe)

  1. coffee

References

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