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Bavarian
- kaffa (West Central Bavarian)
- kafn (East Central 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): /ˈkɒːfɱ̩/
- Hyphenation: kaufn
Verb
kaufn (past participle kauft) (Vienna)
- (transitive) to buy, to purchase
- Mia kaufn a neichs Auto. ― We'rebuying a new car.
- I glab, mia håbn z'vui kauft. ― I think we bought too much.
- (ditransitive) to buy, to purchase for someone
- I kauf da a Eis. ― I'm buying you ice cream.
- Se håd eam a Krawodn kauft. ― She bought him a tie.
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