smakra

Sudovian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *smákras, from Proto-Indo-European *smóḱwr̥. Compare Lithuanian smãkras (“chin”), dialectal smakrà, rare Latvian smakrs (“chin”).[1][2]

Noun

ſmakra

  1. (anatomy) beard, (possibly also) chin
    • 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 15:
      broda — ſmakra
      beard

References

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 79: “ſmakra ‘barzda, l. broda’ 15.”
  2. ^ “smãkras” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. sf. ſmakra Bart”.
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