זויפֿן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German sūfen, from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈzɔɪ̯fn̩/
  • (Poylish, also Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈzoʊ̯fn̩/
  • (file)

Verb

זויפֿן • (zoyfn) (imperfective)

  1. to quaff; to swig
  2. to booze

Conjugation

Derived terms

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