コップ

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Japanese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch kop and also from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese copo. Cognate (via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin cuppa) with カップ (kappu), from English cup.

Pronunciation

Noun

コップ • (koppu) 

  1. a drinking glass, a tumbler

Usage notes

コップ (koppu) refers specifically to glass containers (tumblers), as for water, while カップ (kappu) refers to cups with handles (mugs), as for coffee or Western tea.

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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