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Pekšys

PEKŠỸS

Etymology

Cf. Pekšà (see). Perhaps from Limm. Peksis ¹, Peks, Pēks ² or the like, for them cf. Latin Peksis: Pēteris (LVV III 194) or Latv. pekse „nenuorama; kūlimas, mušimas and others“ ³.

Feminine FORMS

Pekšienė / Pekšytė

Pronunciation

/pʲɛk²ˈʃʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, с. 163.

2. ibid., 174.

3. ibid., 193-194.