Bikinas
BÌKINAS
Etymology
Cf. (?) Latv. surn. Biķiņš (LAG 200), Biciņi k. ¹. However, Lieut. surn. The entire bikini can be borrowed, cf. Russian Bыкинъ ².
Feminine FORMS
Bikinienė / Bikinaitė
Pronunciation
/ˈbʲɪkʲɪnɐs/
SOURCES
1. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 108.
2. N. Tupikov, 1903, c. 495.