Dzūkija

Dzūkiją English Etymology From en lt Dzūkija. Pronunciation en /ˈ(d)zuːki.ə/ /ˌ(d)zuːkiˈɑː/ Proper noun en Q510870en ethnographic region c/Lithuania located in the south of the country. Synonyms en Dainava Translations Dzūkija Belarusian: be Дзукія f Georgian: ka ძუკია Lithuanian: Aukštaitian: lt Dzūkija f, lt Dainava f Samogitian: sgs Dzūkėjė f Polish: pl Dzukia f Russian: ru Дзукия f Ukrainian: uk Дзукія f See also en Džukian Lithuanian lt: Etymology lt dzūkas ija. The name is relatively new, only coming to widespread use in the 19th century, and appears to be a dialectal demonym.https://www.naturetourism.eu/en/keliautojui/apie-dzukijos-regiona The name is uncertain but could possibly be referring to the language's tendency to replace standard d with dz, e.g. lt didumas size becomes lt dzidumas. Pronunciation Dzū̃kija Proper noun f lt Dzūkija Q510870 Declension Dzūkij Synonyms lt Dainava Related terms lt dzūkas m, lt dzūkė f References