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Pugauskas

PUGÁUSKAS

Etymology

Cf. Pugẽvičius, Pūgẽvičius (see). The origin is unclear. Perhaps these are surn. glorified from *Pugys *Pūgys or the like, which we could associate with lit. púgóti „sunkiai eiti, bristi“ (LKŽ X 848) or similar.

Feminine FORMS

Pugauskienė / Pugauskaitė

Pronunciation

/pʊ¹ˈɡɑˑʊskɐs/

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