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Tumpa

TÙMPA

Etymology

Cf. Tumpis, Tumpỹs (see). The origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps tump- is from tamp-, then cf. Tampáuskas (see). ♦ Probably from lit. tum̃pinti, tumpinti „eiti dideliais žingsniais, žirglioti“, tùmpa „kas tingiai, nerangiai vaikščioja, žirgla“ (LKŽe).

Feminine FORMS

Tumpienė / Tumpaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈtʊmpɐ/

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