Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from onomatopoeic Latin pīpāre. Cognate to German pfeifen.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [ˈfaːfn̩]
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): [ˈfaɪ̯.fn̩]

Verb edit

פֿײַפֿן (fayfn) (past participle געפֿײַפֿט (gefayft))

  1. to whistle
    • Mordkhe Gebirtig, Reyzele
      פֿײַפֿן, זאָגט זי, איז נישט ייִדיש / עס פּאַסט בלויז פֿאַר זיי / גיב אַ צייכן פּראָסט אויף ייִדיש / איינס, צוויי, דרײַ
      fayfn, zogt zi, iz nisht yidish / es past bloyz far zey / gib a tseykhn prost oyf yidish / eyns, tsvey, dray
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  2. (+ אױף (oyf)) to not give a damn about
    כ'פֿײַף אױף יאָשקע.
    kh'fayf oyf yoshke.
    I don't give a damn about Yoshke.

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