| 释义 |
Definition of kopi in English: kopinoun ˈkəʊpi mass nounAustralian Powdered gypsum, used in ritual Aboriginal mourning. Example sentencesExamples - She wore cap of burnt kopi for several months until her mourning was ended.
- The kopi grave markers, widows' mourning caps and cylindro-conical stones that are so common to the west of the Darling River are rare to the east.
- The photos showed the mourning kopi, the beautifully made loin cloths and bags, and sometimes even their manufacture.
- By many a discarded camp you would see a discarded pa-ta, a widow's kopi mourning cap, lying there in pieces.
- Kopi eggs were not restricted to the graves of males.
Origin Late 19th century: from a dialect of Baagandji (an Aboriginal language) gabi. |