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Mekišas

MẼKIŠAS

Etymology

Cf. Mė̃kiša, Mekišis, Mekišius (see). Perhaps nicknames surn., connected with lit. mekẽšius „kas meknoja, mikčius, mekas, mekesius“ (LKŽ VII 1021). See also Mẽk. However, cf. Brus Мякiш, Мякиш, Russian. Мякиш ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Mekišienė / Mekišaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈmʲæːkʲɪʃɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 292.