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Kimša

KÌMŠA

Etymology

Perhaps a dialect from *Kemša, cf. lit. bag „daug valgantis žmogus“ (LKŽ V 564). But cf. kim̃šė „slunkius“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Kimšienė / Kimšaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈkʲɪmʃɐ/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 804.