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Kiaurakis

KIÁURAKIS

Etymology

Perhaps a compound nickname: lit. hole „skylėtas; prakiuręs“ (LKŽ V 704) and eyes. Could have had a pejorative meaning, cf. lit. through the belly „kas bjauriai kalba“, through the belly „besotis“ ¹ and so on.

Feminine FORMS

Kiaurakienė / Kiaurakytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈkʲæˑʊrɐkʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 703.