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Buknys

BUKNỸS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Maybe surn. Bùknis, Buknỹs, Bùknius can be considered derivatives of the endings -is, -ys, -ius from Limm. bukņa „trobelė, bakūžė, lūšnelė“ (LVV I 346). For semantics, cf. Bū̃džius (see): būdà. See also Body.

Feminine FORMS

Buknienė / Buknytė

Pronunciation

/bʊ²ˈknʲiːs/

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