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Bukantas

BÙKANTAS

Etymology

Aggregate surn. The origin of the first sand is unclear. Theoretically, it can equally be from bugùs ¹ and from bù́ti (bùvo), bùtas, etc. (see Bùtautas). K. Būga believes that Bùkantas is from Bu(t)-kantas ². For kant-see Kántautas.

Feminine FORMS

Bukantienė / Bukantaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊkɐntɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. see Būgáila, Bugáila.

2. K. Būga, 1959, p. 16.