yarmulke
English
editAlternative forms
edit- yarmalka, yarmalke, yarmelka, yarmelke, yarmulka, yamacha, yermulke (rhotic variants)
- yamaka, yamalka, yamalke, yamelka, yamelke, yamilke, yamuka, yamulka, yamulke (non-rhotic variants)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”) or a Ukrainian cognate of the same. Possibly from the Turkish yağmurluk (“rainwear”), though it could also be from Medieval Latin almutia (“hood, cowl”) (compare Latin amictus (“clothed, veiled”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edityarmulke (plural yarmulkes)
- A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer). [from 1903]
- 1991 October 1, Richard Goldstein, “The New Anti-Semitism: A Geshrei”, in Village Voice[1], page 33:
- And I always feel uncomfortable during the High Holy Days watching people in yarmulkes rushing through the streets, knowing they’ll be swaying and moaning something ancient and indecipherable, even to me.
- 2007 April 29, Patricia Cohen, “The Frozen Dozen”, in New York Times[2]:
- But once Dr. Levenson, who works for the Indian Health Service and wears a colorful tapestry yarmulke, has alerted the tiny network, it almost seems as if we have stepped into Yiddishland.
Translations
editskullcap worn by religious Jewish males
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References
edit- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th Edition (1997)
- “yarmulke”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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