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Talalas

TÃLALAS

Etymology

Cf. Talalà, Talẽlis (see). Could be a nickname surn., connected with lit. talalúoti „įkyriai, be perstojo kalbėti; niekus kalbėti, plepėti; nerimtas dainas dainuoti“ (DLKŽ) or similar. Although it can also be from Talẽlis (see), *Tolelis, *Tolelė or the like, then cf. Stay away (see).

Feminine FORMS

Talalienė / Talalaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈtɑːlɐlɐs/

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