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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic колпакъ (kolpakŭ), derived from a Turkic source. Compare Ukrainian ковпа́к (kovpák) or ковпи́к (kovpýk).
Compare Bashkir ҡалпаҡ (qalpaq), Tatar калфак (qalfaq), Kazakh қалпақ (qalpaq), Uzbek qalpoq, Turkish kalpak (“cap”) etc. Ultimately from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄k' (kulāfak, “little cap; calyx”), diminutive of kwlʾp̄ (kulāf, “cap, bonnet”)
Pronunciation
Noun
колпа́к • (kolpák) m inan (genitive колпака́, nominative plural колпаки́, genitive plural колпако́в, relational adjective колпако́вый or колпа́чный, diminutive колпачо́к)
- high-crowned cap: cook cap, calpack, kalpak, fool's cap, nightcap etc.
- под колпаком ― pod kolpakom ― under scrutiny/under someone's thumb
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