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Bavarian
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥umb̥ːɐn/
- Hyphenation: pum‧pern
Verb
pumpern (past participle pumpert)
- to thud, to thump (to make a thudding, thumping noise)
- Då pumpert's, heast as ah? ― There is a thumping noise, do you hear it too?
- 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.
- 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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