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Gamula

GAMULÀ

Etymology

Perhaps a nickname, related to lit. in Slavism gamulà, gamulis „gyvulys be ragų, baužis, duolis; kas nevikrus, apsileidėlis, išsižiojėlis“ (LKŽ III 94). However, surn. itself can also be borrowed, cf. polish Gomoła (SSNO II 162), bRuss. Гамала ¹. See also Gomoliáuskas, Gamálskis.

Feminine FORMS

Gamulienė / Gamulaitė

Pronunciation

/ɡɐmʊˈlɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 100.