koffie

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Noun

koffie (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje)

1. coffee

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fi/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: kof‧fie

Noun

koffie f or m (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje n)

1. coffee

Usage notes

Masculine in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, historically feminine in the northern Netherlands.

Descendants

• → English: coffee, coffée (rare)
  • Tok Pisin: kopi
  • → Mon: ကဝ်ဖှဳ
  • → Gujarati: કૉફી (kŏphī)
  • → Hausa: kṑfī
  • → Hindi: कॉफ़ी (kŏfī), काफ़ी (kāfī), कोफ़ी (kofī); कॉफी (kŏphī), काफी (kāphī), कोफी (kophī)
    • → Sanskrit: काफी (kāphī)
  • → Korean: 커피 (keopi)
  • → Maia: kopi
  • → Marathi: काफी (kāphī)
  • → Marshallese: ko̧pe
  • → Navajo: gohwééh
  • → Scottish Gaelic: cofaidh
  • → Welsh: coffi
• → Japanese: コーヒー (kōhī)
• → Malay: kopi
  • Indonesian: kopi
    • → Petjo: kopie
  • → Cantonese: 咖啡 (go³ bi¹)
  • → Min Nan: 咖啡 (ko-pi, ko-phi); 高丕, 戈丕 (obsolete)
• → Russian: ко́фе (kófe)
  • → Armenian: կոֆե (kofe)