Kilčauskas
KILČÁUSKAS
Etymology
The origin is unclear. On the one hand, cf. Kelčáuskas (see), from the second - can be glorified from lit. *Kiltas, *Kilčius or the like, cf. lit. kilts „gražaus stoto, liemeningas, aukštas; kilnus“ (LKŽ V 793), kilṫ̀s, kilts „giminė, kilmė“ ¹, kilčius „bajoras“ ².
Feminine FORMS
Kilčauskienė / Kilčauskaitė
Pronunciation
/kʲɪl¹ˈt͡ʃɑˑʊskɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. ibid., 799.
2. ibid., 774.