Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yarmulke

/ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: yarmulke
IPA: /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"“I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: jarmułka, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/
British English: /ˈjɑːməlkə/

Inflected Forms

yarmulkes (plural) yarmalka (alternative) yarmalke (alternative) yarmelka (alternative) yarmelke (alternative) yarmulka (alternative) yamacha (alternative) yermulke (alternative) yamaka (alternative) yamalka (alternative) yamalke (alternative) yamelka (alternative)

Phrases

small hat

Frequently Paired Words

small hat

Synonyms

kippah kappel skullcap yarmulka yarmelke

Questions

How do you pronounce yarmulke?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/.
What does yarmulke mean?: A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
Where does yarmulke come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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