Pfiffi
Alemannic German
Etymology
From early Middle High German pfiffiz (“pip”), from Medieval Latin pipīta.
Noun
Pfiffi n
- (Uri, of chickens) The hardening of the tip of the tongue, a symptom of pip.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 18.