fajfi

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German pfeifen and Yiddish פֿײַפֿן (fayfn). Doublet of fifro and pipo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfajfi]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -ajfi
  • Hyphenation: faj‧fi

Verb[edit]

fajfi (present fajfas, past fajfis, future fajfos, conditional fajfus, volitive fajfu)

  1. to whistle
    • 1910, Trans. E. L. Kearney, La Aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando[1]:
      "Ĉion, kion ajn vi volas!" diris la Lakeo, kaj komencis fajfi.
      "Anything you like," said the Footman, and began to whistle.

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • alfajfi (to whistle to (someone, a dog, etc.))
  • fajfilo (whistle (device used to make a whistling sound))
  • fajfi pri or prifajfi (to whistle at (in disapproval, mockery, etc.))