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Lenkšas

LEÑKŠAS

Etymology

Cf. Bending (see). Perhaps with the suffix -ša it is made from leñkti „daryti nulinkusį, netiesų; riesti; žemyn leisti, sverti“ (LKŽ VII 347). For the derivation, cf. dri̇̀bšas: to shiver, mi̇̀gšas: to sleep, etc. i.e. ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Lenkšienė / Lenkšaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈlʲɛŋˑkʃɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. see V. Urbutis, 1965, p. 330.