Q. nonda n. “hand especially in (?clutching)” (Category: Hand)
A word for “hand especially in (?clutching)” appearing only in draft notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s derived from primitive ✶dond(a) with assimilation of the initial d to the later nasal n (VT47/23 note #25). A more usual word for “closed or grasping hand” is Q. quár(ë).
Reference ✧ VT47/23 ✧ “hand especially in (?clutching)”
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| ✶dond(a) > nonda | [donda] > [nonda] | ✧ VT47/23 |