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Kudžma

KUDŽMÀ

Etymology

Cf. Kudzmà (see). Perhaps connected with lit. kudžmàneužauga“ (LKŽ VI 774). But this connection also raises doubts, because Kudžmà, Kudzmà may come from Kuzmà (see), cf. German Kuschma: Cosmos ¹. One can even suspect that the appellative kudzmà, which is used in a very small area, is also a personal name - from Kudžmà < Kuzmà, cf. Kudzmi̇̀ck and Kuzmi̇̀ck (see).

Feminine FORMS

Kudžmienė / Kudžmaitė

Pronunciation

/kʊˈd͡ʒmɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 380.