Talk:yarmulke

pronunciation
I have never before, heard this pronounced with "mul" instead of "ma" in the middle. --Connel MacKenzie 17:18, 26 September 2008 (UTC)


 * It is true that (in the US at least), the [more "correct"] pronunciation "yommel key" is not always heard -- and the [less "correct"] pronunciation "yommica" is heard pretty often. But IMHO the etymological derivation from Aramaic (see the section on Etymology) suggests that the pronunciation "should" contain an "ell" sound. --Mike Schwartz 23:59, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

etymology
I question (the last part of) the etymology given here. At yarmulke, it says: "<>"

However, at least one authoritative website begs to differ. According to http://judaism.about.com/od/prayersworshiprituals/f/kippah.htm, it says that << Appropriately, the Yiddish word for head covering, "yarmulke," comes from the Aramaic, yira malka, which means "awe of the King." >> --Mike Schwartz 23:47, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I've heard that Aramaic explanation, or something like that, but never AFAIR from an authoritative source. Why do you consider judaism.about.com to be authoritative on matters of etymology of Yiddish words? I know very little about etymology, but in general, though there are exceptions, I'd sooner believe a Polish etymon for a Yiddish word than an Aramaic one. Perhaps user:Widsith can help: I have the impression he knows something about Germanic languages' etymology. &#x200b;—msh210℠ (talk) 21:34, 5 May 2011 (UTC)