žandas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵonh₂dʰos, *ǵn̥h₂dʰ-, cognate with Latvian zods (chin) and Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, jaw, point); compare Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (jaw, chin, cheek), whence Old Prussian żauna (jaw) and English chin.

Noun

žándas m (plural žandaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Declension