ko̧pe

Marshallese

Etymology

First attested in 1582. Borrowed from English coffee, from Dutch koffie (“coffee”), from Italian caffè (“coffee”), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kɒːbʲe], (enunciated) [kɒ pʲe]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kæwpʲej/
• Bender phonemes: {kawpȩy}

Noun

ko̧pe (M.O.D.: kọpe)

1. coffee

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary