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Pakala

PAKALÀ

Etymology

Cf. Pākalỹs (see). Perhaps nicknames surn., connected with lit. pakalà „pleištas; pasaga; nugara, užpakalis and others“ (LKŽ IX 144), pakala „viksva (Carex)“ (ibid.), pakalṏs „užpakalis“ ¹ or similar.

Feminine FORMS

Pakalienė / Pakalaitė

Pronunciation

/pɐkɐˈlɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 146.