/yahr"meuhl keuh, -meuh-, yah"-/ , n. Judaism.
a skullcap worn, esp. during prayer and religious study, by Jewish males, esp. those adhering to Orthodox or Conservative tradition.
Also, yarmelke, yarmulka .
[ 1940-45; yarmlke
jarmulka (earlier jalmurka, jamulka ) or Ukrainian yarmúlka yagmurluk rain apparel, equiv. to yagmur rain + -luk n. suffix of appurtenance ]