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Burkantas

BÙRKANTAS

Etymology

Probably a compound example: Bùr-kantas, cf. Bùr-kintas (see). For cant- see Kántautas. The origin of the first sand is unclear. Perhaps bur- is related to bar-, cf. Bar̃-kintas ¹. For more details, see Bargáila.

Feminine FORMS

Burkantienė / Burkantaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈbʊrkɐntɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 71.