S. emig n. “[little] mother, *mommy” (Category: Mother)
A diminutive word for “mother” in Elvish Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s (VT48/6), replacing a longer but rejected diminutive emelig (VT48/6). It is based on either emel “mother” or the primitive root √EM.
References ✧ VT48/6, 17
Glosses
Variations
Elements
emel | “mother” | ✧ VT48/17 (emel) |
-eg¹ | “diminutive/singular ending” |
Cognates