pumla

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === polla, pomla, pommel === Etymology === With the alternative form pomla, feminine form of pommel. Unclear etymology. Most likely cognate with English pommel. Compare French pommeau, Spanish pomo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²pɵmla/ Rhymes: -²ɵmla === Noun === pumla c (dialectal, northern Sweden) a hollow spherical object (specifically) a Christmas bauble, Christmas ball Synonym: julgranskula (fishing) a fishing float Synonym: flöte ==== Usage notes ==== Primarily used in Norrbotten, but also found in neighbouring provinces. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kaffepumla tepumla === References === Pumla. Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 17 October 2013. “pumla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)