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Lithuanian
Etymology
Probably of onomatopoeic origin, cognate with Proto-Slavic *čula, *čulo (“grumpy animal”) (whence dialectal Slovene čúla (“hog”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
kiaũlė f (plural kiaũlės) stress pattern 2[1][2]
- (mammal) pig, piglet
- Kiaulę į tvartą įvaryti[3] - to drive a pig into the sty
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nouns derived from kiaulė
adjectives derived from kiaulė
See also
References
- ^ “kiaulė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- ^ “kiaulė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- ^ “varyti” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.