nelenc

/'ne.lenk/ @zazue
noun
fingernail
plural nelinc
Neologism. Source: Celephinnel
✦✦✦✧✧ Accepted
noun Body Swadesh 207

Etymology

Root: √NYELEK "hard substance"
njelekmā › njelemkā › njeleŋkā › njeleŋka › njeleŋkʰa › njeleŋxa › nieleŋxa › nieleŋx › nieleŋk View phonetic development in Quettamorphosis

Cognates

quenya nyelet

Notes

Word coined based on √NYELEK, which is used for a Neo-Quenya word meaning "fingernail".