Tutlys
TUTLỸS
Etymology
Cf. Tùtlis, Tūtlỹs (see). Probably from lit. tūtlỹs „lukutis - paukštis, margomis plunksnomis, lenktu snapu and plačiu kuodu; kukutis, dudutis (Upupa epops)“, tūtliúoti „rėkti (apie tūtlį)“ (DLKŽ) or similar. Cf. still German Tüttle, Tüt(t)el: Dietrich ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Tutlienė / Tutlytė
Pronunciation
/tʊ²ˈtʲlʲiːs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. J. Brechenmacher, 1960, p. 368.