noun · 2 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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
UK:/ˈjɑːməlkə/
US:/ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:Y AA1 R M AH2 L K AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:Y AA1 R M AH0 K AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kippah, kappel, skullcap
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yarmulka, yarmelke
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skullcap
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”), from Turkic; compare Turkish yağmurluk (“rain apparel”).
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
jarmoelka
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Afrikaans:
kippa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Afrikaans:
skedelmus
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Arabic:
قُبَّة
(qubba)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Arabic:
كِبَّة
(kibba)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Belarusian:
ярмо́лка
(jarmólka)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Bulgarian:
ермо́лка
(ermólka)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Chinese Mandarin:
卡巴
(kǎbā)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Czech:
kipa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Czech:
jarmulka
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Dutch:
keppel
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Esperanto:
kipao
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Finnish:
kipa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
French:
kippa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
German:
Jarmulke
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Greek:
σκούφος
(skoúfos)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Hebrew:
כִּפָּה
(kipá)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Hungarian:
kipa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Hungarian:
jarmulke
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Indonesian:
kippah
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Italian:
kippah
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Japanese:
キッパー
(kippā)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Japanese:
キッパ
(kippa)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Japanese:
ヤムルカ
(yamuruka)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Korean:
키파
(kipa)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Korean:
야물커
(yamulkeo)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Macedonian:
јармулка
(jarmulka)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Malay:
kippah
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Persian:
کیپا
(kipâ)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Persian:
یاماکا
(yâmâkâ)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Polish:
jarmułka
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Portuguese:
quipá
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Russian:
ермо́лка
(jermólka)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Russian:
кипа́
(kipá)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Serbo-Croatian:
јарму̀лка
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Serbo-Croatian:
jarmùlka
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Slovak:
kipa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Slovak:
jarmulka
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Slovene:
jarmulka
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Spanish:
kipá
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Swedish:
kippa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Tagalog:
kipa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Turkish:
kipa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Turkish:
kippa
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Turkish:
yarmulke
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Ukrainian:
ярму́лка
(jarmúlka)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Yiddish:
יאַרמלקע
(yarmlke)
— skullcap worn by religious Jewish males