Kopiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

kopi (uncountable)

1. (Australia) 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. [from 19th c.]
   • 2010, Monte Dwyer, Red in the Centre: Through a Crooked Lens, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 104:

     "In these parts you find kopi, gypsum I think you call it, and you see it in layers exposed on the sides of certain hills."

   • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 152:

     They were made by taking a cast of woven cord, and covered in kopi, a white gypsum clay.

語源 2

From Malay kopi (“coffee”), from Dutch koffie with further influence of English coffee. Compare Hokkien 咖啡 (ko-pi / ko-phi), Teochew 咖啡 (go bi / gu bi), Cantonese 咖啡 (go bi).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkəʊpi/
• (Singapore, Malaysia) IPA: [ˈk˭op˭i], [ˈk˭ɔ-], (approximating Hokkien) [ˈk˭o˧.p˭i˦]

名詞

kopi (uncountable)

1. (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) Coffee as it is traditionally prepared and served in Maritime Southeast Asia.

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