kofia
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Swahili kofia. Doublet of keffiyeh.
Noun
[edit]kofia (plural kofias)
- A brimless cylindrical cap with a flat crown, worn by men in East Africa.
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya, “cap”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kofia class IX (plural kofia class X)
Derived terms
[edit]- kofia ngumu (“hard hat”)
Descendants
[edit]- English: kofia
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Swahili
- English terms derived from Swahili
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Headwear
- Swahili terms borrowed from Omani Arabic
- Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili class IX nouns
- sw:Headwear