n.
Pronunciation: ' yä-m ə -k ə , ' yär-m ə (l)-k ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish yarmlke, from Polish jarmu ł ka & Ukrainian yarmulka skullcap, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish ya ğ murluk rainwear
Date: 1903
: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home