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Bandza

BÁNDZA

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Cf. German Banz, Banse ¹, Polish. Bądz (SSNO I 114), Będzik ², Bondza ³. See also Beñdžius, Bùndza.

Feminine FORMS

Bandzienė / Bandzaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈbɑˑnd͡zɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 179.

2. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 41.

3. ibid., 72.