kopi

See also: kopí, köpi, kopī, kōpī, and kɔpɩ

English

Etymology

From Baagandji kopi, gabi.

Noun

kopi (uncountable)

1. (Australia) A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies. [from 19th c.]
   • 2010, Monte Dwyer, Red in the Centre: Through a Crooked Lens, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 104:

     "In these parts you find kopi, gypsum I think you call it, and you see it in layers exposed on the sides of certain hills."

   • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 152:

     They were made by taking a cast of woven cord, and covered in kopi, a white gypsum clay.

See also

• kopi auntie
• kopi aunty
• kopi luwak
• kopi tiam

 

Danish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin copia (“copy”), from Latin cōpia (“supply”).

Noun

kopi c (singular definite kopien, plural indefinite kopier)

1. copy

Inflection

Declension of kopi

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kopi	kopien	kopier	kopierne
genitive	kopis	kopiens	kopiers	kopiernes

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.pi/
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: ko‧pi

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kopi (plural kopi-kopi, first-person possessive kopiku, second-person possessive kopimu, third-person possessive kopinya)

1. coffee:
   1. (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
   2. (countable) A serving of this beverage.
   3. (countable) The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
   4. (uncountable) The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.

Derived terms

• mengopi
• pengopi
• perkopian

 

• kopi andelan
• kopi arab
• kopi arabika
• kopi arang
• kopi beras
• kopi betina
• kopi bubuk
• kopi dadak
• kopi dalgona
• kopi darat
• kopi daun
• kopi degan
• kopi ekselsa
• kopi gelondong
• kopi instan
• kopi jahe
• kopi jantan
• kopi jawa
• kopi jos
• kopi keras
• kopi lanang
• kopi liberika
• kopi luak
• kopi madu
• kopi pahit
• kopi pekat
• kopi robusta
• kopi suling
• kopi susu
• kopi tubruk

 

Etymology 2

• From Dutch kopie (“copy”), from French copie, from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”).
• From Dutch kopij (“manuscript”), variant of kopie, see above.
• Reinforced by English copy.

Noun

kopi (plural kopi-kopi, first-person possessive kopiku, second-person possessive kopimu, third-person possessive kopinya)

1. copy (result of copying; an identical duplication)

   Synonyms: salinan, tindasan, tembusan, turunan

2. (photography) image
3. copy (printed edition).

   Synonym: eksemplar

4. manuscript.

   Synonyms: manuskrip, naskah

Verb

kopi

1. (informal) to copy (produce something identical)

Derived terms

• kopian
• mengopi
• ngopi
• pengopian
• terkopi

 

• kopi cetak
• kopi karbon
• kopi karbon buta
• kopi lunak

 

• fotokopi

 

Further reading

• “kopi” 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.

Lindu

Noun

kopi

1. coffee

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔpʲi/

Noun

kopi

1. nominative/accusative dual of kopje

Maia

Etymology

From English.

Noun

kopi

1. coffee

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of kafe and kahwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kopi/
• Rhymes: -opi, -pi, -i

Noun

kopi (Jawi spelling کوڤي, plural kopi-kopi, informal 1st possessive kopiku, 2nd possessive kopimu, 3rd possessive kopinya)

1. coffee (beverage)
2. coffee (plant)

Synonyms

• kahwa

Derived terms

• • kopi c
  • kopi cham
  • kopi o
  • kopi susu
  • kopitiam

   

• duit kopi
• kedai kopi
• mengopi
• warung kopi

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: kopi
  • → Petjo: kopie
• → Cantonese: 咖啡 (go³ bi¹)
• → Min Nan: 咖啡 (ko-pi, ko-phi); 高丕, 戈丕 (obsolete)

References

• Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 175
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوڤي kopi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 548
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kopi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 611

Further reading

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

Ngarrindjeri

Alternative forms

• ko:pi

Noun

kopi

1. nose.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin copia.

Noun

kopi m (definite singular kopien, indefinite plural kopier, definite plural kopiene)

1. a copy

Derived terms

• fotokopi

Related terms

• kopiere

References

• “kopi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin copia.

Noun

kopi m (definite singular kopien, indefinite plural kopiar, definite plural kopiane)

1. a copy

Derived terms

• fotokopi

References

• “kopi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pi/
• Rhymes: -ɔpi
• Syllabification: ko‧pi

Verb

kopi

1. third-person singular present of kopić

Sundanese

Romanization

kopi

1. Romanization of ᮊᮧᮕᮤ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English copy.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

kopi (n class, plural kopi)

1. a copy (duplicate)

   Synonym: nakala

Verb

-kopi (infinitive kukopi)

1. to make a copy of something

   Synonym: nakili

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kopi
Positive present -nakopi Subjunctive -kopi Negative -kopi Imperative singular kopi
Infinitives
Positive kukopi Negative kutokopi
Imperatives
Singular kopi Plural kopini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukopi Positive past positive subject concord + -likopi Negative past negative subject concord + -kukopi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakopi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakopi/nakopi tunakopi 2nd person unakopi mnakopi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakopi wanakopi other classes positive subject concord + -nakopi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kopi) Singular Plural 1st person sikopi hatukopi 2nd person hukopi hamkopi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakopi hawakopi other classes negative subject concord + -kopi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takopi Negative future negative subject concord + -takopi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kopi) Singular Plural 1st person nikopi tukopi 2nd person ukopi mkopi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akopi wakopi other classes positive subject concord + -kopi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikopi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekopi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekopi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikopi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikopi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akopi) Singular Plural 1st person nakopi twakopi 2nd person wakopi mwakopi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akopi wakopi m-mi(III/IV) wakopi yakopi ji-ma(V/VI) lakopi yakopi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakopi vyakopi n(IX/X) yakopi zakopi u(XI) wakopi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakopi pa(XVI) pakopi mu(XVIII) mwakopi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekopi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakopi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakopi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikopi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokopi Consecutive kakopi / positive subject concord + -kakopi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakopi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikopi -tukopi 2nd person -kukopi -wakopi/-kukopini/-wakopini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkopi -wakopi m-mi(III/IV) -ukopi -ikopi ji-ma(V/VI) -likopi -yakopi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikopi -vikopi n(IX/X) -ikopi -zikopi u(XI) -ukopi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukopi pa(XVI) -pakopi mu(XVIII) -mukopi Reflexive -jikopi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kopi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kopiye -kopio m-mi(III/IV) -kopio -kopiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kopilo -kopiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kopicho -kopivyo n(IX/X) -kopiyo -kopizo u(XI) -kopio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopiko pa(XVI) -kopipo mu(XVIII) -kopimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kopi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekopi -okopi m-mi(III/IV) -okopi -yokopi ji-ma(V/VI) -lokopi -yokopi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokopi -vyokopi n(IX/X) -yokopi -zokopi u(XI) -okopi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokopi pa(XVI) -pokopi mu(XVIII) -mokopi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -kopia
  • Passive: -kopiwa
  • Reciprocal: -kopiana
  • Stative: -kopika

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English coffee.

Noun

kopi

1. coffee (plant)
2. coffee (beverage)