yarmulke
or yar·mel·ke, yar·mul·ka
[yahr-muh l-kuh, -muh-, yah-]
- a skullcap worn, especially during prayer and religious study, by Jewish males, especially those adhering to Orthodox or Conservative tradition.
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Origin of yarmulke
1940–45; < Yiddish yarmlke < Polish jarmułka (earlier jałmurka, jamułka) or Ukrainian yarmúlka < Turkic; compare Turkish yağmurluk rain apparel, equivalent to yağmur rain + -luk noun suffix of appurtenance
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If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?
An older bro wore a red bow tie and a yarmulke emblazoned with the “TEAM MITCH” logo as he stared down at his smartphone intently.
A psychiatric resident came in to speak with Dianne and the husband saw he was wearing a yarmulke.
Later, in French, he explains that he prefers to keep his yarmulke hidden.
A kippa is a headcovering, a yarmulke, which in my case covers a bald dome.
yarmulke
- Judaism a skullcap worn by orthodox male Jews at all times, and by others during prayer
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Word Origin
from Yiddish, from Ukrainian and Polish yarmulka cap, probably from Turkish yaǧmurluk raincoat, from yaǧmur rain
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Word Origin and History for yarmulke
n.
1903, from Yiddish yarmulke, from Polish jarmułka, originally "a skullcap worn by priests," perhaps ultimately from Medieval Latin almutia "cowl, hood."
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yarmulke
[(yah-muh-kuh, yahr-muhl-kuh)]
In Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism, a skullcap worn by men as a sign of reverence while praying to God or talking about him.
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