nugara
Pronunciation: [ˈnʊɡɐrɐ]
“nugara” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
Compare Latvian mugura (“back”); the Latvian term apparently underwent an irregular sound shift n- > m-, based on the existence of Finnish nukero (“ridge”), which was borrowed from Baltic. Further etymology outside of Baltic unclear, owing to the words' strange phonetic structure, as well as the Lithuanian term's fixed (columnar) accent. These words have been compared to Proto-Slavic *mogyla…
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