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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.