kopitiam
See also: kopi tiam
English
Alternative forms
- kopi tiam
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kopitiam.
Pronunciation
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈkoˌpiˌtjam/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒpɪˌtiːəm/
Noun
kopitiam (plural kopitiams)
- (Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food. [from 20th c.]
- 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 23:
- Bustling kopitiams sprouted around derelict whiskey bars like toadstools around rotting logs.
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kopitiam, from Min Nan 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kopitiam/
- Rhymes: -iam, -am
- Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧tiam
Noun
kopitiam (first-person possessive kopitiamku, second-person possessive kopitiammu, third-person possessive kopitiamnya)
- coffee shop
- Synonym: kedai kopi
Alternative forms
- kopi tiam
Further reading
- “kopitiam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
kopitiam
Alternative forms
- kopi tiam
Etymology
From Min Nan 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kopitiam/
- Rhymes: -iam, -am
- Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧tiam
Noun
kopitiam (Jawi spelling کوڤيتيام, plural kopitiam-kopitiam, informal 1st possessive kopitiamku, 2nd possessive kopitiammu, 3rd possessive kopitiamnya)
- coffee shop
- Synonym: kedai kopi
Descendants
- Indonesian: kopitiam
- → English: kopitiam
Further reading
- "kopitiam" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “kopitiam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.