"Pummel" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Pummel.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare German Bommel (“bobble”), German Low German Pumpel. Etymology templates: {{unc|de}} Uncertain, {{onomatopoeic|de|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{m+|de|Bommel|t=bobble}} German Bommel (“bobble”), {{cog|nds-de|Pumpel}} German Low German Pumpel Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=Pummelchen}} Pummel m (strong, genitive Pummels, plural Pummel, diminutive Pummelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Pummels [genitive], Pummel [plural], Pummelchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Pummel [nominative, singular], Pummel [definite, nominative, plural], Pummels [genitive, singular], Pummel [definite, genitive, plural], Pummel [dative, singular], Pummeln [dative, definite, plural], Pummel [accusative, singular], Pummel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Northern Germany, slang) chubby child Tags: Northern-Germany, masculine, slang, strong Synonyms: Dickerchen Derived forms: pummelig
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