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Kunkulis

KUÑKULIS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Kunkulỹs (see), Latv. Kunkulis ¹, Kunkuls ². Sietina with Lieut. kuñkulas, kunkùlis, kunkulỹs „verdant kylantis vandens burbulas; kamuolys, tumulas“ (LKŽ VI 900-901), Latv. kuñkulis „kamuolys, tumulas“ (LVV II 315).

Feminine FORMS

Kunkulienė / Kunkulytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈkʊŋˑkʊlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 328, 344.

2. ibid., 61.