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Kankalis

KAÑKALIS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Kañkalas, Kankalỹs, Kañkalius (see). Further connected with Latv. Kankali (LAG 272). Perhaps nicknames derived from lit. kañkal of Slavism „varpelis, skambutis; kas panašus į kankalą, kaba nukaręs, išsikišęs from ko nors; kankorėžis; koks apskritas daiktas, gumulas“ (LKŽ V 211). But you can't let go of your eyes. Kąkol ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Kankalienė / Kankalytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈkɐŋˑkɐlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. S. Rospond, 1973, p. 282; SSNO II 561.