Bilkis
BÌLKIS
Etymology
Cf. polish Byłko (SSNO I 293), bRuss. Былькo, Былькoў ¹. ♦ Rather an abbreviation of the two-stemmed pers.n. *Bilkantas, *Bilkintas or the like; on the other hand, it can be with the suffix -kis formed from two-stemmed pers.n. sando bil-, for which see Bi̇̀lot.
Feminine FORMS
Bilkienė / Bilkytė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈbʲɪlʲkʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 74.