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Bavarian
Etymology
From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“innkeeper, shopkeeper”). Cognates include German kaufen and Dutch kopen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːfɱ̩/
- Hyphenation: kafn
Verb
kafn (past participle kaft) (East Central Bavarian)
- (transitive) to buy, to purchase
- Mia kafn a neichs Auto. ― We'rebuying a new car.
- I glab, mia håbn z'vui kaft. ― I think we bought too much.
- (ditransitive) to buy, to purchase for someone
- I kaf da a Eis. ― I'm buying you ice cream.
- Se håd eam a Krawodn kaft. ― She bought him a tie.
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