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Pümpel
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German
Alternative forms
de Pömpel
Pronunciation
de [ˈpʏmpl̩]
de De-Pümpel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
de colloquial plunger device to clear blockages in drains and pipes
Declension
m
Synonyms
de Saugglocke
Further reading
Low German
Etymology
Of uncertain origin, but possibly related to de Pummel short, stout person, from an nds expressive word family denoting thick or rounded objects. The sense "mortar pestle" is recorded from around 1700.
Compare de Pimmel penis, possibly originating from the pestle sense, and nl piemel penis, traditionally derived from nl piemelen to urinate.
Noun
nds noun
pestle implement used to crush or grind substances in a mortar
References
pimpern
DWB Pumpel
piemel