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Bumbulas

BUM̃BULAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Bumbuls ¹. Perhaps a nickname from bum̃bulas „didelis mazgas, gurgulas; augalo pumpuras, bumburas; augalo stiebas, lapo ar žiedo kotas“ etc. (LKŽ I 1162). See also Bumbùlis, Bumburáuskas.

Feminine FORMS

Bumbulienė / Bumbulaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈbʊmˑbʊlɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 14, 64, 268, etc..