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.