yarmulke

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yarmulke

/ˈjɑːməlkə/ UK
/ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”), from Turkic; compare Turkish yağmurluk (“rain apparel”).

noun yarmulkes · yarmalka · yarmalke · yarmelka · yarmelke · yarmulka

Judaism A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer). 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.
Similar: kippah, kappel, skullcap

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noun skullcap worn by religious Jewish males

Español	kipá
한국어	키파 kipa, 야물커 yamulkeo
日本語	キッパー kippā, キッパ kippa, ヤムルカ yamuruka
中文	卡巴 kǎbā
Português	quipá
Français	kippa
Deutsch	Jarmulke
Italiano	kippah
Ελληνικά	σκούφος skoúfos
Русский	ермо́лка jermólka, кипа́ kipá
العربية	قُبَّة qubba, كِبَّة kibba
עברית	כִּפָּה kipá

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@misc{yarmulke_2026,
  title = {yarmulke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yarmulke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}