plaukas

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Lithuanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Latvian plaûki (fibres, flakes, dust (Livonian) hair), possibly Sudovian laugi (hair).

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɫä̂ˑʊ̯kɐs̪]

Noun[edit]

pláukas m (plural plaukaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. (usually in the plural) hair[1]
    kirpti / pinti plaukus - to cut / to plait hairs

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “plaukas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

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