koffie

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, coffee).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

koffie (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje)

  1. coffee

Descendants

  • Xhosa: ikofu
  • Tswana: kôšwi

Dutch

Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔfi
    • Hyphenation: kof‧fie

    Noun

    koffie f or m (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje n)

    1. coffee

    Usage notes

    Masculine in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, historically feminine in the northern Netherlands.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Afrikaans: koffie
      • Xhosa: ikofu
      • Tswana: kôšwi
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: kofi
    • Burmese: ကော်ဖီ (kauhpi)
    • Negerhollands: kofi, coffie, koffee
    • Lokono: kofi
    • English: coffee (see there for further descendants)
    • Japanese: コーヒー (kōhī)
    • Latin: coffea f
    • Malay: kopi
      • Indonesian: kopi
      • Cantonese: 咖啡 (go3 bi1)
      • Hokkien: 咖啡 (ko-pi / ko-phi), 高丕 (obsolete), 戈丕 (obsolete)
      • Teochew: 咖啡 (go1 bi5 / gu1 bi5)
    • Papiamentu: kòfi, koffi
    • Russian: ко́фе (kófe) (see there for further descendants)
    • Sranan Tongo: kofi (or from English)
    • West Frisian: kofje