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Burka

BURKÀ

Etymology

Cf. Latin Burka ¹, Polish. Burka ², Burko (SSNO I 284), bRuss. Буpка, Буpкo ³, Russ. Буpкo ⁴. BRuss., Russian surnames are associated with буpы(й) „juodbėras; dvylas, žalas“ ⁵.

Feminine FORMS

Burkienė / Burkaitė

Pronunciation

/bʊrˈkɐ/

SOURCES

1. LAG 65, 186, 200, etc..

2. SSNO I 283; S. Rospond, 1967, p. 106.

3. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 69.

4. N. Tupikov, 1903, с. 71.

5. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 69; N. Tupikov, 1903, c. 71.