Kišiūnas
KIŠIŪ́NAS
Etymology
Cf. Kišẽvičius, Kišionis, Kišõnas, Kišónis, Kišūnas (see). The origin is unclear. Possibly related to kišà „landus žmogus“ (LKŽ V 879), ki̇̀kištis „lįsti, dalyvauti, maišytis“ ¹. See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 156.
Feminine FORMS
Kišiūnienė / Kišiūnaitė
Pronunciation
/kʲɪ¹ˈʃʲu̟ːnɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. ibid., 889.