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Kliunka

KLIÙNKA

Etymology

Cf. Kliuñkas (see). Perhaps nicknames, connected with lit. kliùnka „kas tauškia, pliauškia“ (LKŽ VI 124) or with lit. stumble, stumble „nepaslankus, ištižęs and menko proto žmogus; aplamis, avigalvis, kliukis“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Kliunkienė / Kliunkaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈklʲʊ̟ŋkɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 125.