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Kunkis

KÙNKIS

Etymology

Cf. Kunke, Kunkys (see). Connects with Latv. Kuņķis (LAG 479), further - with German. Kunk ¹. Cf. still bend Kunka, Kunke, Kunko (SSNO III 201).

Feminine FORMS

Kunkienė / Kunkytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈkʊŋʲkʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 390.