ko̧pe

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1582. Borrowed from English coffee, from Dutch koffie (coffee), from Italian caffè (coffee), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, coffee), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, coffee, a brew).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɒːbʲe], (enunciated) [kɒ pʲe]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæwpʲej/
  • Bender phonemes: {kawpȩy}

Noun[edit]

ko̧pe (M.O.D.: kọpe)

  1. coffee

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