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Gnomish

cail

noun. lip

A noun for “lip” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/24), related to ᴱQ. kíla and hence clearly derived from the same early root ᴱ√KILI “edge” (QL/46).

Cognates

  • Eq. kíla “edge, rim” ✧ GL/24
  • Eq. kaile “lip”

Derivations

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Phonetic Developments

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ᴱ✶kīla > cail[kīla] > [kaila] > [kail]✧ GL/24
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