kupi

Etymology

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

Noun

kupi

1. coffee

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupi/

Noun

kupi

1. coffee (a tropical plant of the genus Coffea)
2. coffee (a beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water)

   Synonym: gahwa (Meester, Tanah Abang)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupi/
• Hyphenation: ku‧pi

Noun

kupi

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

Etymology

Clipping and -i diminutive of kupleráj (“brothel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupi]
• Hyphenation: ku‧pi
• Rhymes: -pi

Noun

kupi (plural kupik)

1. (colloquial) brothel

   Synonyms: bordélyház, kupleráj

2. (figurative, colloquial) mess

   Synonym: rendetlenség

Anagrams

• kipu, puki

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupi/
• Hyphenation: ku‧pi

Noun

kupi

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कूप (kūpa, “leather oil vessel”) via Old Javanese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupi/
• Rhymes: -pi, -i

Noun

kupi (Jawi spelling کوڤي, plural kupi-kupi)

1. (East Coast Peninsular) tin can, metal receptacle for liquids or preserved foods.

   Synonyms: tin, kaleng

2. (archaic) small metal flask

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوڤي koepi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek‎, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 94
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوڤي kupi”, 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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.pi/
• Rhymes: -upi
• Syllabification: ku‧pi

Verb

kupi

1. third-person singular future of kupić

Noun

kupi (Cyrillic spelling купи)

1. dative/locative singular of kupa

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “kupi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• puki

Noun

kupi

1. coffee