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/