baf

See also: Baf, and BAF

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. First attested in the 14th century.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbaf]
• Rhymes: -af

Noun

baf m (plural bafs)

1. vapor from the breath

   Hypernym: vapor

2. breath (as characterized by its smell)

   Hypernym: alè

Derived terms

• bafanejar
• bafaner
• bafarada
• embafar

 

References

1. “baf”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

• “baf” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “baf” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “baf” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaf]

Interjection

baf

1. boo (loud exclamation intended to scare someone)

Further reading

• “baf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “baf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Kashubian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaf/
• Rhymes: -af
• Syllabification: baf

Adjective

baf (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb)

1. perplexed
2. surprised

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “zaskoczony”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎