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Pupelis

PÙPELIS

Etymology

Cf. Pupãlė, Pupẽlė (see). This surn. can be of more than one origin - nickname, cf. lit. bean „ankštinių šeimos daržuose auginamas augalas (Phaseolus); jo didokas pailgas grūdas“ (LKŽ X 937), see also Pùpius, and personal origin, cf. Brus Пуneль: Пуплий ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Pupelienė / Pupelytė

Pronunciation

/ˈpʊpʲɛlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 139.