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Kukulis

KUKÙLIS

Etymology

Cf. Kùkulas, Kukulys (see). Further connected with Latv. Kukulis ¹, Kukuls ². Perhaps from lit. kukùlis, kukulỹs „mažas žmogus, mažas koks daiktas“ (LKŽ VI 810), cf. Latin dumpling „kepalas, kukulis..“ (LVV II 302).

Feminine FORMS

Kukulienė / Kukulytė

Pronunciation

/kʊˈkʊlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 356, 362, 446, etc..

2. ibid., 514.