Paipalas
PAĨPALAS
Etymology
Cf. lit. Pai̇̃polas (see) and possibly Paipelis (see), Latv. Quail (fem.) ¹, Paipals (LAG 177; RTAS 258). Nicknames surn., connected with Latv. paîpala „putpelė“ (LVV III 34), lit. pai̇̃pala (La. paipala) „putpelė“ (LKŽ IX 117), pai̇̃palas „paipala“ (ibid.).
Feminine FORMS
Paipalienė / Paipalaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈpɐɪˑpɐlɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. LAG 209, 362.