faifan
Cimbrian
verb-weak
Definitions
- (7) to play (a wind, brass or string instrument)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German pfīfen inherited from Old High German phīfōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną (chirp, play a pipe flute) derived from Latin pīpō (peep, pip, I pip).
Origin
Latin
pīpō
Gloss
peep, pip, I pip
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airpipe English
- beampipe English
- blastpipe English
- blowpipe English
- crackpipe English
- crosspipe English
- downpipe English
- drainpipe English
- drivepipe English
- dronepipe English
- hair pipe English
- hashpipe English
- hawsepipe English
- hornpipe English
- hosepipe English
- micropipe English
- monopipe English
- multipipe English
- organ pipe English
- panpipe English
- pipage English
- pipe English
- pipe tomahawk English
- pipe-staple English
- pipeable English
- pipeborne English
- pipecase English
- pipeclay English
- pipefish English
- pipefitter English
- pipefitting English
- pipeful English
- pipejacking English
- pipelay English
- pipelayer English
- pipelaying English
- pipeless English
- pipelike English
- pipeline English
- pipeman English
- pipemouth English
- piper English
- pipesmoke English
- pipesmoker English
- pipesmoking English
- pipestem English
- pipestone English
- pipetongs English
- pipevine English
- pipeweed English
- pipewood English
- pipework English
- pipeworker English
- pipewort English
- pipkin English
- pipy English
- pitchpipe English
- playpipe English
- postpipe English
- quarter-pipe English
- repipe English
- rone pipe English
- sandpipe English
- sidepipe English
- smokepipe English
- standpipe English
- steampipe English
- stovepipe English
- superpipe English
- tailpipe English
- voicepipe English
- waterpipe English
- windpipe English
- pipa Latin
- pīpāre Latin
- pīpō Latin
- Backpfeife German
- Pfeifente German
- Pfeifer German
- pfeifen German
- verpfeifen German
- pipe French
- pifiar Spanish, Castilian
- pipe Portuguese
- *pīpaną Proto-Germanic
- パイプ Japanese
- pīpe, pipe Middle English
- *pípa Old Norse
- fajfi Esperanto
- pipo Esperanto
- phīfōn Old High German
- pfīfen Middle High German
- phīfen Middle High German
- ပိုက် Burmese
- פֿײַפֿן Yiddish
- *pīpan gmw-pro
- pfife Alemannic German
- paip Tok Pisin
- paip Brunei Malay
- پايپ Gulf Arabic