yarmulke
UK/ˈjɑːməlkə//ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/
yarmulke noun: a skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
Noun
yarmulke (plural yarmulkes)
- A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
- And I always feel uncomfortable during the High Holy Days watching people in yarmulkes rushing through the streets, knowing they’ll be swaying and moaning something ancient and indecipherable, even to me.1991 October 1, Richard Goldstein, “The New Anti-Semitism: A Geshrei”, in Village Voice, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2020, page 33
- But once Dr. Levenson, who works for the Indian Health Service and wears a colorful tapestry yarmulke, has alerted the tiny network, it almost seems as if we have stepped into Yiddishland.2007 April 29, Patricia Cohen, “The Frozen Dozen”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2023
yarmulke meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
yarmulke in Tagalog
- skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
- kipa
yarmulke in Arabic
- skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
- قُبَّة qubba, كِبَّة kibba
yarmulke in Malay
- skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
- kippah
yarmulke in Indonesian
- skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
- kippah
More languagesFewer languages
- yarmulke in Persian
- کیپا kipâ, یاماکا yâmâkâ
Synonyms of yarmulke
Forms of yarmulke
| plural | yarmulkes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yarmalka |
| alternative form | yarmalke |
| alternative form | yarmelka |
| alternative form | yarmelke |
| alternative form | yarmulka |
| alternative form | yamacha |
| alternative form | yermulke |
| alternative form | yamaka |
| alternative form | yamalka |
| alternative form | yamalke |
| alternative form | yamelka |
| alternative form | yamelke |
| alternative form | yamilke |
| alternative form | yamuka |
| alternative form | yamulka |
| alternative form | yamulke |
Origin of yarmulke
Borrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”), from Turkic; compare Turkish yağmurluk (“rain apparel”).
Questions about yarmulke
- What does yarmulke mean?
- Yarmulke means a skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
- What is yarmulke in Tagalog?
- Yarmulke in Tagalog is kipa. See Yarmulke meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is yarmulke?
- Yarmulke is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yarmulke?
- Yarmulke is pronounced /ˈjɑːməlkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of yarmulke?
- The plural of yarmulke is yarmulkes.
Words near yarmulke in the dictionary
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