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Bumšas

BÙMŠAS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Perhaps the suffix -šas is derived from bumbė́tibambėti“ or bum̃bti „zvimbti, bimbti“, bum̃bti „augti į pilvą, pampti, bambti“ (LKŽ I 1162): Bum̃šas: *Bumb-šas. See below Bam̃sh

Feminine FORMS

Bumšienė / Bumšaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈbʊmʃɐs/

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