kopi

English

Etymology

From Baagandji kopi, gabi.

Noun

kopi (uncountable)

1. (Australia) A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies.
   • 2010, Monte Dwyer, Red in the Centre: Through a Crooked Lens, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 104:

     "In these parts you find kopi, gypsum I think you call it, and you see it in layers exposed on the sides of certain hills."

   • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 152:

     They were made by taking a cast of woven cord, and covered in kopi, a white gypsum clay.

See also

Danish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin copia (“copy”), from Latin cōpia (“supply”).

Noun

kopi c (singular definite kopien, plural indefinite kopier)

1. copy

Inflection

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.pi/
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: ko‧pi

Etymology 1

From Malay kopi, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of kafe.

Noun

kopi (plural kopi-kopi, first-person possessive kopiku, second-person possessive kopimu, third-person possessive kopinya)

1. coffee:
   1. (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
   2. (countable) A serving of this beverage.
   3. (countable) The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
   4. (uncountable) The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

• From Dutch kopie (“copy”), from French copie, from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”).
• From Dutch kopij (“manuscript”), variant of kopie, see above.
• Reinforced by English copy.

Noun

kopi (plural kopi-kopi, first-person possessive kopiku, second-person possessive kopimu, third-person possessive kopinya)

1. copy (result of copying; an identical duplication)

   Synonyms: salinan, tindasan, tembusan, turunan

2. (photography) image
3. copy (printed edition).

   Synonym: eksemplar

4. manuscript.

   Synonyms: manuskrip, naskah

Verb

kopi

1. (informal) to copy (produce something identical)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kopi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Lindu

Noun

kopi

1. coffee

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔpʲi/

Noun

kopi

1. nominative/accusative dual of kopje

Maia

Etymology

From English.

Noun

kopi

1. coffee

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of kafe and kahwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kopi/
• Rhymes: -opi, -pi, -i

Noun

kopi (Jawi spelling کوڤي, plural kopi-kopi, informal 1st possessive kopiku, 2nd possessive kopimu, 3rd possessive kopinya)

1. coffee (beverage)
2. coffee (plant)

Synonyms

• kahwa

Derived terms

• • kopi c
  • kopi cham
  • kopi o
  • kopi susu
  • kopitiam

   

Descendants

• Indonesian: kopi
  • → Petjo: kopie
• → Cantonese: 咖啡 (go³ bi¹)
• → Min Nan: 咖啡 (ko-pi, ko-phi); 高丕, 戈丕 (obsolete)

References

• Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 175
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوڤي kopi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 548
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kopi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 611

Further reading

• “kopi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Ngarrindjeri

Alternative forms

• ko:pi

Noun

kopi

1. nose.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin copia.

Noun

kopi m (definite singular kopien, indefinite plural kopier, definite plural kopiene)

1. a copy

Derived terms

• fotokopi

Related terms

• kopiere

References

• “kopi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin copia.

Noun

kopi m (definite singular kopien, indefinite plural kopiar, definite plural kopiane)

1. a copy

Derived terms

• fotokopi

References

• “kopi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pi/
• Rhymes: -ɔpi
• Syllabification: ko‧pi

Verb

kopi

1. third-person singular present of kopić

Sundanese

Romanization

kopi

1. Romanization of ᮊᮧᮕᮤ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English copy.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

kopi (n class, plural kopi)

1. a copy (duplicate)

   Synonym: nakala

Verb

-kopi (infinitive kukopi)

1. to make a copy of something

   Synonym: nakili

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -kopia
  • Passive: -kopiwa
  • Reciprocal: -kopiana
  • Stative: -kopika

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English coffee.

Noun

kopi

1. coffee (plant)
2. coffee (beverage)