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Merle.

blackbird

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɛrlə/[ˈmɛʁ.lə][ˈmɛɐ̯.lə]
  1. blackbird

    dialectal · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German merle, from Old High German merla, from Proto-West Germanic *merlā (“blackbird”). Doublet of Amsel (“blackbird”).

name/ˈmɛrlə/[ˈmɛʁ.lə][ˈmɛɐ̯.lə]
  1. a female given name of modern usage

    feminine · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English Merle with a spelling pronunciation (likely reinforced by etymology 1 above).

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