kopiah

English

Noun

kopiah (plural kopiahs)

1. Synonym of songkok (“type of Asian cap”)

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya). Semantic loan from Dutch bivakmuts.

Noun

kopiah (first-person possessive kopiahku, second-person possessive kopiahmu, third-person possessive kopiahnya)

1. songkok

   Synonyms: peci, songkok

2. (obsolete) balaclava

Usage notes

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kopiah.

Further reading

• “kopiah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya).

Noun

kopiah (Jawi spelling کوڤياه, plural kopiah-kopiah, informal 1st possessive kopiahku, 2nd possessive kopiahmu, 3rd possessive kopiahnya)

1. small, rounded skullcap worn by Muslim men during prayers, taqiyah

   Synonym: ketayap

Usage notes

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kopiah.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkopiah [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

• “kopiah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.