Q. amaltil n. “*mother finger” (Category: Finger)
A nursery name for the index finger in rough drafts of Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from 1968, a combination of Q. amil “mother” and Q. til “tip”, and appearing beside alternate form amilye (VT47/26-27 note #35). In later versions of these notes, the nursery name was emme or emya (VT47/10, VT48/6).
Reference ✧ VT47/27
Elements
amil(lë) | “mother” |
tillë | “tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe” |