קויפֿן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German koufen, from Old High German koufōn, from koufo (merchant, trader), from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, denominal from *kaupô, a borrowing from Latin caupō (tradesman, shopkeeper).

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Verb[edit]

קויפֿן (koyfn) (past participle געקויפֿט (gekoyft))

  1. to buy
    איך האָב געקויפֿט אַ גרויסן טיש.
    ikh hob gekoyft a groysn tish.
    I bought a big table.

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