"auka" meaning in Lithuanian

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Noun

IPA: /auˑˈka/
Etymology: Per Girdenis, probably from an unattested Proto-Baltic *au̯ikā́ (“sheep”), with syncope of the *-i-, from a diminutive of Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis (“sheep”), and exact cognate with Proto-Slavic *ovьcà (“sheep”), Sanskrit अविका (avikā́, “ewe”). The word experienced semantic shift from "sheep" > "sacrificial sheep" > "sacrifice". This derivation is favored by Derksen. Older theories consider the word a neologism, derived ultimately from al̃kas (“(holy) grove on a hill; idol”), created by the writer Simonas Daukantas, from a phonetic reinterpretation of the phrase al̃ko kálnas (“sacred hill”) as aũka kálns. Derksen acknowledges the possibility of the derivation from al̃kas; however, he notes that aukà is attested in texts that predate Daukantas, in addition to Girdenis's theory accounting for the fate of the Baltic cognate of Proto-Slavic *ovьcà, which is otherwise unexplained. Etymology templates: {{inh|lt|bat-pro||*au̯ikā́|t=sheep}} Proto-Baltic *au̯ikā́ (“sheep”), {{der|lt|ine-bsl-pro|*áwis|t=sheep}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis (“sheep”), {{cog|sla-pro|*ovьcà|t=sheep}} Proto-Slavic *ovьcà (“sheep”), {{cog|sa|अविका|t=ewe|tr=avikā́}} Sanskrit अविका (avikā́, “ewe”), {{cog|sla-pro||*ovьcà}} Proto-Slavic *ovьcà Head templates: {{head|lt|nouns|||plural|aũkos||{{{f}}}||{{{m}}}|g=f|g2=|head=aukà}} aukà f (plural aũkos), {{lt-noun|f|aũkos|4|head=aukà}} aukà f (plural aũkos) stress pattern 4 Inflection templates: {{lt-decl-noun|aukà|aũkos|aukõs|aukų̃|aũkai|aukóms|aũką|aukàs|aukà|aukomìs|aukojè|aukosè|aũka|aũkos}} Forms: aukà [canonical, feminine, stress-pattern-4], aũkos [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], aukà [nominative, singular], aũkos [nominative, plural], aukõs [genitive, singular], aukų̃ [genitive, plural], aũkai [dative, singular], aukóms [dative, plural], aũką [accusative, singular], aukàs [accusative, plural], aukà [instrumental, singular], aukomi̇̀s [instrumental, plural], aukojè [locative, singular], aukosè [locative, plural], aũka [singular, vocative], aũkos [plural, vocative]
  1. sacrifice
    Sense id: en-auka-lt-noun-0XvZIuqd Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 8 33
  2. offering
    Sense id: en-auka-lt-noun-VpEJOr4t
  3. devotion
    Sense id: en-auka-lt-noun-Z6z1YOI4
  4. victim
    Sense id: en-auka-lt-noun-G91bW5Li
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aukóti
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          "text": "(katastrofos) aukų gedėti"
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