キッパー

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English kipper.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

キッパー (kippā

  1. a kipper: a dried and smoked herring or salmon

Etymology 2

Probably a borrowing from Hebrew כִּפָּה or כיפה (kipá, kippah, yarmulke, skullcap), possibly by way of English kippah.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

キッパー (kippā

  1. a kippa: a skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
    Synonym: ヤムルカ (yamuruka)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN