"A kippah, kippa, kipoh, or kipa (/k\u026A\u02C8p\u0251\u02D0/ ki-PAH; Hebrew: \u05DB\u05B4\u05BC\u05E4\u05B8\u05BC\u05D4\u200E or \u05DB\u05B4\u05BC\u05D9\u05E4\u05B8\u05BC\u05D4; plural: kippot \u05DB\u05B4\u05BC\u05E4\u05D5\u05B9\u05EA or \u05DB\u05B4\u05BC\u05D9\u05E4\u05BC\u05D5\u05B9\u05EA; meaning \"dome\"), also known as a yarmulke (/\u02C8j\u0251rm\u0259lk\u0259/ YAR-m\u0259l-k\u0259 or /\u02C8j\u0251\u02D0m\u0259k\u0259/ YAH-m\u0259-k\u0259 from Yiddish: \u05D9\u05D0\u05B7\u05E8\u05DE\u05D5\u05DC\u05E7\u05E2\u200E, from Polish jarmu\u0142ka, itself perhaps from Turkic), and sometimes called a koppel (Yiddish),is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, worn by Jews to fulfil the customary requirement held by orthodox halachic authorities that the head be covered at all times."@en . . .