ковпак

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic колпакъ (kolpakŭ), derived from a Turkic source. Compare Belarusian каўпа́к (kaŭpák), Russian колпа́к (kolpák), Bashkir ҡалпаҡ (qalpaq), Tatar калфак (qalfaq), Kazakh қалпақ (qalpaq), Uzbek qalpoq, Turkish kalpak (cap).

Pronunciation

Noun

ковпа́к (kovpákm inan (genitive ковпака́, nominative plural ковпаки́, genitive plural ковпакі́в, diminutive ковпачо́к)

  1. high-crowned cap: cook cap, calpack, kalpak, fool's cap, nightcap etc.
  2. (usually in the diminutive) cap (protective seal)

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