paf

See also: PAF and Paf

Translingual

Symbol

paf

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Paranawát.

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from pafi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paf/
  • Rhymes: -af
  • Hyphenation: paf

Interjection

paf

  1. (onomatopoeia) A noise of firing, explosion, crash, etc.

French

Etymology

  • Interjection: onomatopoeia
  • Adjective: from paffé, past participle of paffer (to consume excessively)
  • Noun: uncertain

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -af

Interjection

paf !

  1. 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.

Adjective

paf (invariable)

  1. drunk

Noun

paf m (plural pafs)

  1. (slang) cock, dick

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

paf

  1. bang

Spanish

Interjection

paf

  1. bang!

Further reading

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paf]

Noun

paf (nominative plural pafs)

  1. (male or female) peacock / peafowl

Declension

Declension of paf
singular plural
nominative paf pafs
genitive pafa pafas
dative pafe pafes
accusative pafi pafis
vocative 1 o paf! o pafs!
predicative 2 pafu pafus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hyponyms

  • hipaf (peacock, male peafowl)
  • jipaf (peahen, female peafowl)
  • pafül (peachick, peafowl offspring)

Derived terms

  • pafablöv
  • pafablövik
  • pafaflitäm
  • pafalog
  • pafamit
  • pafanäst
  • pafanög
  • pafapab
  • pafapijun
  • pafapijunül
  • pafaplüm
  • pafaplümem
  • pafatron
  • pafik
  • pafil
  • paföp
  • sipaf