kopitiam

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See also: kopi tiam

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kopitiam, from Hokkien 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm).

Pronunciation

Noun

kopitiam (plural kopitiams)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food.
    • 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 23:
      Bustling kopitiams sprouted around derelict whiskey bars like toadstools around rotting logs.

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay kopitiam, from Hokkien 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kopitiam/
  • Rhymes: -iam, -am
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧tiam

Noun

kopitiam (first-person possessive kopitiamku, second-person possessive kopitiammu, third-person possessive kopitiamnya)

  1. coffee shop
    Synonym: kedai kopi

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Malay

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kopitiam

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hokkien 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kopitiam/
  • Rhymes: -iam, -am
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧tiam

Noun

kopitiam (Jawi spelling کوڤيتيام, plural kopitiam-kopitiam, informal 1st possessive kopitiamku, 2nd possessive kopitiammu, 3rd possessive kopitiamnya)

  1. coffee shop
    Synonym: kedai kopi

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kopitiam
  • → English: kopitiam

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