Kriuklis
KRIÙKLIS
Etymology
Cf. lit. sink „darbštus, be poilsio dirbantis žmogus“ (LKŽ VI 647). Connection with Latv. Krūkle ¹, Krūklis ² not quite clear - cf. Latin dove, dove „der Zwergholunder (sambucus ebulus); glatter Wegdorn, Pulverholz (rhamnus frangula)“ (LVV II 291).
Feminine FORMS
Kriuklienė / Kriuklytė
Pronunciation
/ˈkrʲʊ̟klʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. LAG 32, 250, 446.
2. ibid., 140, 154, 328, etc..