Murmel

Meaning

1. (feminine) marble (small glass ball)
2. (colloquial, feminine) any ball or ball-like object, especially
3. (colloquial, feminine) any ball or ball-like object, especially
4. (colloquial, feminine) any ball or ball-like object, especially

Concepts

marble

ball

counter

tiddlywink

Synonyms

Klicker

Kügelchen

Glaskugel

Schusser

Ball

Agave

Murmelspiel

Marmel

Kligger

Marmor

Translations

bille

canica

knikker

bilye

pallina

biglia

bolita

zıpzıp

bilia

xar

tebel

bola

Dialects

Aargau

chlürli

Aargau

chluure

Aargau

steigömperli

Basel-Landschaft

ainerli

Basel-Landschaft

beenli

Basel-Landschaft

betschli

Basel-Landschaft

bleimääre

Basel-Landschaft

bleimätz

Basel-Landschaft

boorbele

Basel-Landschaft

botsch

Basel-Landschaft

bummi

Basel-Landschaft

glugger

Basel-Landschaft

laimbolle

Basel-Landschaft

leemi

Basel-Landschaft

määre

Basel-Landschaft

määrmeli

Basel-Landschaft

metzgerli

Basel-Landschaft

staali

Basel-Landschaft

staalmääre

Basel-Landschaft

zwaierli

St. Gallen

küügalì

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʊrməl/

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German: murmul

In summary

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