Bingelis
BÌNGELIS
Etymology
Perhaps it can be related to Lieut. bingùs „gražus, dailus, smarkus, puikus, išpenėtas, baikštus; tarpus (apie javus); žiaurus, piktas“ (LKŽ I 833), cf. even more „tinginys“ ¹. But other connections are also possible, cf. German Bingel, Binge, Binger ².
Feminine FORMS
Bingelienė / Bingelytė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈbʲɪŋʲɡʲɛlʲɪs/
SOURCES
1. ibid., 832.
2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 194.