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Babuša

BÃBUŠA

Etymology

Cf. polish Babusz (SSNO I 75), BRuss. Бабушкiн ¹. That the suffix -usha in this surn. would be Baltic ², it is hard to believe.

Feminine FORMS

Babušienė / Babušaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈbɑːbʊʃɐ/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 30.

2. P. Skardžius, 1941, p. 318.