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Bumburauskas

BUMBURÁUSKAS

Etymology

Most likely with the Slavic suffix -auskas from the stem bumbur- ¹, which is connected with lit. bum̃buras „pumpuras, bumbuoras, bumbulas; storesnis galas, bumbulas, buožė“ etc. (LKŽ I 1164), Latv. bum̃burs „bumbulas, sustorėjimas, auglys; bulvė; pyplys, bamblys (apie vaiką)“ etc. (LVV I 350). See also Bumbùl.

Feminine FORMS

Bumburauskienė / Bumburauskaitė

Pronunciation

/bʊmbʊ¹ˈrɑˑʊskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. cf. Latin Bumburs - LAG 101, 200, 480.