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Kamas

KÃMAS

Etymology

It is probably related to Polish. Choma „Toma“ (SSNO I 329), bRuss., Ukr. Хoма: Фoма ¹ or simply with the biblical name Ham: cf. lit. Slavism is called „prasčiokas, nepraustaburnis; baudžiauninkas, vergas, mužikas“ (LKŽ V 172).

Feminine FORMS

Kamienė / Kamaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈkɑːmɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 169.