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Tirkšlys

TIRKŠLỸS

Etymology

Cf. vv. _Tirkšliai_̇̃, whose form, according to K. Būga, is from *Tiršk-liai ¹, further cf. lit. thickness „plepys, niekatauškis“ ².

Feminine FORMS

Tirkšlienė / Tirkšlytė

Pronunciation

/tʲɪrʲk²ˈʃʲlʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. see K. Būga, 1958, p. 425.

2. P. Skardžius, 1943, p. 173.