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Surma

SÙRMA

Etymology

Cf. Surmỹs (see). Perhaps from lit. surmà (l. surma) „birbynė, dūdelė, švilpynė“ (LKŽK). Cf. still brus Cуpма, Cуpмiн, Cуpмiнаў ¹, Polish. Surma, Surmiak ².

Feminine FORMS

Surmienė / Surmaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈsʊrmɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 399.

2. J. Bubak, 1971, p. 83.