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kippah

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɪpə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɪˈpɑː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkɪpə/
  • General-American: /ˈkipə/
  • General-American: /kɪˈpɑ/
  • General-American: /kiˈpɑ/
  • rhymes with -ɪpə
  • rhymes with -iːpə
  • rhymes with -ɑː
  • homophone: keeper (non-rhotic, /ˈkiːpə/ pronunciation)
  • homophone: kipper (non-rhotic, /ˈkɪpə/ pronunciation)

1

noun

Meaning 1

The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כִּיפָּה (kipá).

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kippa — skullcap
  • Afrikaans: skedelmus — skullcap
  • Arabic: قُبَّة (qubba) — skullcap
  • Arabic: كِبَّة (kibba) — skullcap
  • Armenian: թասակ (tʻasak) — skullcap
  • Armenian: կիպա (kipa) — skullcap
  • Catalan: quipà — skullcap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡巴 (kǎbā) — skullcap
  • Czech: kipa — skullcap
  • Danish: kalot — skullcap
  • Dutch: keppel — skullcap
  • Esperanto: kipao — skullcap
  • Finnish: kipa — skullcap
  • French: kippa — skullcap
  • German: Kippa — skullcap
  • German: Kippah — skullcap
  • Greek: σκούφος (skoúfos) — skullcap
  • Hebrew: כִּפָּה (kipá) — skullcap
  • Hungarian: kipa — skullcap
  • Hungarian: jarmulke — skullcap
  • Hungarian: sábeszdekli — skullcap
  • Italian: kippah — skullcap
  • Italian: kippà — skullcap
  • Italian: chippà — skullcap
  • Japanese: キッパー (kippā) — skullcap
  • Japanese: キッパ (kippa) — skullcap
  • Ladino: takya — skullcap
  • Ladino: kipá — skullcap
  • Polish: jarmułka — skullcap
  • Polish: kipa — skullcap
  • Polish: mycka — skullcap
  • Portuguese: quipá — skullcap
  • Russian: ермо́лка (jermólka) — skullcap
  • Russian: кипа́ (kipá) — skullcap
  • Spanish: kipá — skullcap
  • Swedish: kippa — skullcap
  • Turkish: kipa — skullcap
  • Yiddish: יאַרמלקע (yarmlke) — skullcap