fajfka

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfeife.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfajfka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: fajf‧ka

Noun

fajfka f

  1. a long tobacco pipe with (usually) a ceramic head (that may have a cap) and curved (up to 180°) ends which is held vertically
  2. (informal) any pipe (smoking tool)
    Synonym: dýmka
  3. (informal) tick, check mark

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

fajfka f

  1. (Central Greater Poland) alternative form of fajka

Further reading

  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “faifka”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 18