žemčiūgas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

From Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ (žĭmĭčjugŭ), жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ) (whence Russian же́мчуг (žémčug)), from Bulgar *ǯinǯü (whence also Chuvash ӗнчӗ (ĕnč̬ĕ) and Hungarian gyöngy), from Common Turkic *yinǯü (whence also Old Turkic 𐰖𐰅𐰨𐰇 (yénčü), Kazakh інжу (ınju), Turkish inci etc.), ultimately from Middle Chinese 珍珠 (ʈˠiɪn t͡ɕɨo), 真珠 (t͡ɕiɪn t͡ɕɨo, true pearls), whence also Mandarin 珍珠 (zhēnzhū). Compare also Belarusian жэ́мчуг (žémčuh).

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Noun

žemčiū̃gas m (plural žemčiūgai) stress pattern 2 (nearly obsolete, proscribed)[1]

  1. pearl
    Synonym: (much more common) perlas
  2. sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
    Synonym: kvapusis pelėžirnis

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