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Buja

BUJÀ

Etymology

Perhaps a nickname from lit. bujà „plūdė, plūduras“ (LKŽ I 1136). But cf. Brus Буй ¹, Russian. Буй ².

Feminine FORMS

Bujienė / Bujaitė

Pronunciation

/bʊˈjɛ/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 65.

2. N. Tupikov, 1903, с. 68.