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Tinkūnas

TINKŪ́NAS

Etymology

Cf. Match (see). The origin of the root network is unclear. Could be with the suffix -k- from tin-, see Thin Cf. still Russian Tинка: Aвгустин, Bалентин, Юстин etc. ¹ and lit. ti̇̀kti, tiñka „būti geram, naudingam; būti gražu, derėti and others“ (DLKŽ).

Feminine FORMS

Tinkūnienė / Tinkūnaitė

Pronunciation

/tʲɪŋ¹ˈkuːnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. N. Petrovsky, 1966, с. 365.