pumpern

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Bavarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German pumpern, pümpern, iterative of Middle High German pumpen, possibly derived from Medieval Latin bumbus, a variant of bombus (buzz, hum, groan, growl, boom). Alternatively from an independent onomatopoetic Germanic source.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥umb̥ːɐn/
  • Hyphenation: pum‧pern

Verb[edit]

pumpern (past participle pumpert)

  1. to thud, to thump (to make a thudding, thumping noise)
    pumpert's, heast as ah?There is a thumping noise, do you hear it too?
  2. to knock, to hammer against something
    Er håd gegn de Tia pumpert, owa es håd kaner aufgmåcht.He hammered against the door, but nobody opened.
  3. to throb, to pound, to thump (e.g., heart)
    I bi so aufgregt, mei Herz pumpert ois wia.I'm so nervous, my heart is pounding like crazy.

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