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Vajanauskas

VAJANAŨSKAS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Vajenauskas (see), Latv. Vajens ¹, Polish. Wojan ². Although a development is also possible from Vaináuskas (see) or something like thimm.

Feminine FORMS

Vajanauskienė / Vajanauskaitė

Pronunciation

/ʋɐjɛ²ˈnɒʊˑskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 68, 438.

2. SSNO VI 160; J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 213, 225.