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Bujanas

BÙJANAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Bujans ¹. Limm. vv. Bujāni village, Bujan village, Bujēņi village. associated with Latv. bujāni „die Ambarren, Warenlager and Riga“ ². However, these Latv. vv. may rather be derived from surn. Bujāns ³, and the origin of the latter is not entirely clear, it may also be Slavism, cf. polish Bujoń ⁴, bRuss., Russ. Буян: BRuss. буянriaušininkas, triukšmadarys“ and so on. ⁵.

Feminine FORMS

Bujanienė / Bujanaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊjɛnɐs/

SOURCES

1. LAG 110, 403.

2. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 140.

3. В. Сталтмане, 1981, c. 185.

4. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 101.

5. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 74.