English word origin

Etymology of kopi

From Baagandji kopi, gabi.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies.

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From Baagandji kopi, gabi.

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Borrowed-form mentionkopidrl

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Coffee as it is traditionally prepared and served in Maritime Southeast Asia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Malay kopi (“coffee”), from Dutch koffie with further influence of English coffee. Compare Hokkien 咖啡 (ko-pi / ko-phi), Teochew 咖啡 (go¹ bi⁵ / gu¹ bi⁵), Cantonese 咖啡 (go³ bi¹).

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Borrowed-form mentionkopims · coffee
Derivation mentionkoffienl
Cognate mention咖啡nan-hbl
Cognate mention咖啡nan-tws
Cognate mention咖啡yue

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