Dictionary

yarmulke en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈjɑːməlkə/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”), from Turkic; compare Turkish yağmurluk (“rain apparel”).

Meanings

1. (Judaism) A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
   • “I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement. 2019 May 28, Jack Guy, Antonia Mortensen, “Germans urged to wear Jewish skullcap ahead of anti-Israel protests”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2021:
   • But once Dr. Levenson, who works for the Indian Health Service and wears a colorful tapestry yarmulke, has alerted the tiny network, it almost seems as if we have stepped into Yiddishland. 2007 April 29, Patricia Cohen, “The Frozen Dozen”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2023:
   • And I always feel uncomfortable dur­ing the High Holy Days watching people in yarmulkes rushing through the streets, knowing they’ll be swaying and moaning something ancient and indecipherable, even to me. 1991 October 1, Richard Goldstein, “The New Anti-Semitism: A Geshrei”, in Village Voice, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2020, page 33:

Forms

Relateds

small hat

Synonyms

kippah · kappel · skullcap

Translations (47)

cs jarmulka (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · fa کیپا (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · af skedelmus (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · bg ермо́лка (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · af kippa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · el σκούφος (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ru ермо́лка (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ko 키파 (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · cmn 卡巴 (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · mk јармулка (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · sv kippa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ms kippah (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ja ヤムルカ (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · sh јарму̀лка (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · es kipá (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · be ярмо́лка (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · cs kipa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · sk jarmulka (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · fa یاماکا (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · tr kipa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · uk ярму́лка (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · de Jarmulke (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ar كِبَّة (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · pt quipá (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · sh jarmùlka (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · eo kipao (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · hu jarmulke (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · tl kipa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ru кипа́ (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · sk kipa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ar قُبَّة (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ja キッパ (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · sl jarmulka (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ja キッパー (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · tr yarmulke (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · id kippah (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · tr kippa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · nl keppel (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · it kippah (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · ko 야물커 (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · af jarmoelka (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · pl jarmułka (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · fr kippa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · he כִּפָּה (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · fi kipa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · yi יאַרמלקע (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) · hu kipa (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males)

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