puffen

Meaning

1. (weak) to puff
2. (weak) to nudge

Concepts

chug

puff

Synonyms

paffen

tuckern

verpuffen

Translations

αγκομαχάω

uscire a sbuffi

پف کردن

anhēlō

rocío

dürtmek

itmek

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpʊfn̩]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: buffen

Cognate with Old English: pyffan

Cognate with Middle English: puffen

Cognate with English: puff

Cognate with Middle Low German: puffen

In summary

From Middle High German buffen, sharing an imitative Proto-Germanic base with Old English pyffan, Middle English puffen, English puff. Compare also Middle Low German puffen, buffen, biffen, German Low German buffen (“to puff”).