kopitiam
See also: kopi tiam
English edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈkopitjam/, [ˈko˧.pi.˧.tjam˦], [ko˨.pi˨.tjam˩]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒpɪˌtiːəm/, /ˌkɒpɪˈtiːəm/, /ˈkəʊ-/
Noun edit
kopitiam (plural kopitiams)
- (Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food. [from 20th c.]
- 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 23:
- Bustling kopitiams sprouted around derelict whiskey bars like toadstools around rotting logs.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kopitiam, from Hokkien 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm).
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Noun edit
kopitiam (first-person possessive kopitiamku, second-person possessive kopitiammu, third-person possessive kopitiamnya)
- coffee shop
- Synonym: kedai kopi
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Further reading edit
- “kopitiam” 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 edit
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Etymology edit
From Hokkien 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm).
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Noun edit
kopitiam (Jawi spelling کوڤيتيام, plural kopitiam-kopitiam, informal 1st possessive kopitiamku, 2nd possessive kopitiammu, 3rd possessive kopitiamnya)
- coffee shop
- Synonym: kedai kopi
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "kopitiam" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “kopitiam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.