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Bujokas

BUJÕKAS

Etymology

Cf. polish Bujak: bujak „jautis“ ¹, bRuss. Буяк ², Russian. Буякъ ³. In one other case, it can be simply from Slavic bujõkas (Polish: bujak) „jautis, bulius; pusbernis; žaliūkas“ (LKŽ I 1136).

Feminine FORMS

Bujokienė / Bujokaitė

Pronunciation

/bʊ²ˈjo̟ːkɐs/

SOURCES

1. SSNO I 278; S. Rospond, 1967, p. 101.

2. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 74.

3. H. Тупиков, 1903, c. 74.