Definition for: yarmulke

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Etymology

From the Yiddish ( yarmlke ), from the Polish jarmułka and the Ukrainean ( yarmulka ), skullcap. This is probably from the Turkish ( yağmurluk ), that is rainwear. This term entered English in 1903.

Noun

yarmulke ( plural yarmulkes )

1. A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer), also known as a kippah.

See also

• yarmulka
• yarmelke
• alb
• epigonation
• epimanikion
• epitrachelion
• maniple
• mitre
• omophorion
• rhason
• sakkos
• sticharion
• zone

Translations

• French: kippa

References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th Edition (1997)
Dictionary.com definition of yarmulke

Other Translations for "yarmulke"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		-.-- .- .-. -- ..- .-.. -.- .
Binary		1111001 1100001 1110010 1101101 1110101 1101100 1101011 1100101
Hex		7961726D756C6B65
Pig Latin		armulkeyay

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