Kaff

Mane (Îngilîzî)

backwater, Hicksville, bumfuck (a backwards, boring rural town or village)

Hevwate

Dorf

Kuhdorf

Weiler

Hintertupfing

Kuhkaff

Nest

Örtchen

letztes Loch

Milchkanne

Posemuckel

Hintertupfingen

Kleinkleckersdorf

Einöde

Posemukel

Markt

Spreu

Marktflecken

Krähwinkel

Dörfchen

Pusemuckel

Werger

trou

🕳️

chaff

buco

🕳️

dump

pueblucho

gat

baleigs

backwater

bled

balle

hicksville

Hicksville

hameau

backwoods

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/kaf/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Romany hatiye wergirtin: gav

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: kaf

Ji Old High German mîras hatiye girtin: kaf

In summary

19th century, from Romani gav (“village”), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”). Probably influenced by Rotwelsch kefar, from Hebrew כְּפָר (kfar, “village”); perhaps also by etymology 2 in the sense of “something worthless”. The now common plural in -er probably after Dörfer.