kupya

• IPA^(key): /kuˈpjaʔ/ [kuˈpjaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧pya

kupyâ (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜌ)

1. alternative spelling of kopya (“hat”)

Borrowed from Malay kopiah, from Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya). Compare Kapampangan kupia.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kupˈjaʔ/ [kʊpˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: kup‧ya

kupyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜌ)

1. hat

   Synonyms: sombrero, kalo

2. (colloquial, dated) house with galvanized iron roofing (during the early American occupation)
3. helmet (hard and protective head covering)

   Synonyms: almete, helmet

   1. pith sun helmet

      Synonym: sibastopol

   2. native sun helmet with a wide brim

      Synonym: salukot

• copya — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkupja/ [ˈkup.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -upja
• Syllabification: kup‧ya

kupya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜌ)

1. alternative form of kopya

• “kupya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kupya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 332