コップ

Japanese

Etymology

From Dutch kop and also from Portuguese copo. Cognate (via Late Latin cuppa) with カップ (kappu), from English cup.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) コップ [kòppú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞p̚pɯ̟]

Noun

コップ • (koppu)

a drinking glass, a tumbler

Usage notes

コップ (koppu) refers specifically to glass containers (tumblers), as for water, while カップ (kappu) refers to cups with handles (mugs), as for coffee or Western tea.

Related terms

カップ (kappu)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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