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Bijeikis

BIJEĨKIS

Etymology

Cf. Ave. Byey-ke ¹. Perhaps the root bij- is connected with lit. to be afraid

Feminine FORMS

Bijeikienė / Bijeikytė

Pronunciation

/bʲɪ²ˈjɛɪˑkʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. K. Būga, 1958, p. 256.