Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kolpik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kolpik
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of traditional headgear worn in families of many Hasidic rabbis, by unmarried children on Shabbat and by rabbis on special occasions. It is made from brown fur (as opposed to a spodik, worn by Polish Hasidic dynasties, which is fashioned out of black fur).

Etymology

From Turkish kalpak. Doublet of calpack.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kolpiks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kolpak

Questions

What does kolpik mean?
A type of traditional headgear worn in families of many Hasidic rabbis, by unmarried children on Shabbat and by rabbis on special occasions. It is made from brown fur (as opposed to a spodik, worn by Polish Hasidic dynasties, which is fashioned out of black fur).
Where does kolpik come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

How to pronounce kolpik

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “kolpik”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “kolpik”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “kolpik” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.