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Buikus

BUĨKUS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Buikas (LAG 532), Buiķis ¹. Perhaps related to bRuss. Буйка, Буйкo ², Russian. Буйкo ³.

Feminine FORMS

Buikienė / Buikutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈbʊɪˑkʊs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 435, 500, 504, 525.

2. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 65.

3. N. Tupikov, 1903, с. 68.