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Lalys

LALỸS

Etymology

Cf. Lãlas, Làlis (see). Perhaps connected with lit. lalė́ti „garsiai kalbėti, klegėti, triukšmauti“, lalỹs „kas garsiai šneka, klega, triukšmauja“ (LKŽ VII 104-105). See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 163. But it can also be from *Lėlys, Lelỹs (see).

Feminine FORMS

Lalienė / Lalytė

Pronunciation

/lɐ²ˈlʲiːs/

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