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marška

Pronunciation: [¹ˈmɑˑrʃkɐ]

“marška” is a Lithuanian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sheet, bed cover
  2. cloth
  3. sleeping cover
  4. tablecloth
  5. towel
  6. small fishing net

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian marsna (“baptism sheet”), of uncertain further origin. Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *merg- (“net cloth”), and compared with Latvian marga (“railing, gallery”), Proto-Slavic *mèrža (“net”), and Ancient Greek βρόχος (brókhos, “noose, snare”); however, Smoczynski is skeptical due to the mismatch in phonetics of the Lithuanian term's -š(k)- with the *-g- in…

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