Japanese
Etymology 1
Borrowing from English kipper.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
キッパー • (kippā)
- 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.
Pronunciation
Noun
キッパー • (kippā)
- a kippa: a skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
- Synonym: ヤムルカ (yamuruka)
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