Šnioka
ŠNIÓKA
Etymology
Cf. Snoop (see). Perhaps surn. of nickname origin, connected with lit. šniõkti „knarkti; šėlti, putoti; šnarpsti, šnopuoti, sunkiai alsuoti“ ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Šniokienė / Šniokaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈʃʲŋo̟ːkɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. K. Būga, 1959, p. 398.