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Lajus

LÃJUS

Etymology

Perhaps a nickname from lit. Slavism (BRuss. лoй) lăjus „lydyti avies ar galvijo taukai“ or from lajù „kuris daug loja; kuris daug kalba, šnekus, plepus“ (LKŽ VII 81). But cf. Brus Лoй ¹, Russian. Лoй (CAMC III 268).

Feminine FORMS

Lajienė / Lajutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈlɑːjʊ̟s/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 256.