פֿײַפֿן

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

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

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

     Whistling, she says, is not Yiddish / It just suits them / Give a sign simply in Yiddish / One, two, three

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.

• צופֿײַפֿן (tsufayfn)

• פֿײַף (fayf)
  • פֿײַפֿל (fayfl)