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Murmel.

marble (small glass ball)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʊrməl/[ˈmʊʁ.məl][ˈmʊɐ̯-][-ml̩]
  1. marble (small glass ball)

    feminine
  2. any ball or ball-like object, especially football, soccer ball

    colloquial · feminine
  3. any ball or ball-like object, especially testicle

    colloquial · feminine
  4. any ball or ball-like object, especially head, noggin

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old High German murmul, byform with vowel assimilation of marmul, itself by liquid dissimilation from Latin marmor (“marble”). Doublet of Marmor.

noun/ˈmʊrməl/[ˈmʊʁ.məl][ˈmʊɐ̯-][-ml̩]
  1. mumbling, rambling, murmuring

    masculine · no-plural · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from murmeln.

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