paf
French
Etymology
- Interjection: onomatopoeia
- Adjective: from paffé, past participle of paffer (to consume excessively)
- Noun: uncertain
Pronunciation
Interjection
paf !
- Onomatopoeia for the noise caused by a fall or a blow.
- Paf ! Le livre est tombé à terre !
- Whack! The book fell on the ground.
- Paf ! Le livre est tombé à terre !
Adjective
paf (invariable)
Noun
paf m (plural pafs)
Further reading
- “paf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Interjection
- bang!
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
paf (nominative plural pafs)
Declension
declension of paf
Hyponyms
- hipaf (“peacock, male peafowl”)
- jipaf (“peahen, female peafowl”)
- pafül (“peachick, peafowl offspring”)