Gnomish
nâla
noun. yellow-lily
Derivations
- ᴱ✶nalda “yellow-lily” ✧ GL/59
Element in
- G. nalairin “iris” ✧ GL/59
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶nalda > nalla > nâla [naldā] > [nalda] > [nalla] > [nāla] ✧ GL/59
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A noun appearing as G. nâla “yellow-lily” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from primitive ᴱ✶nalda (GL/59).
Neo-Sindarin: Since there are no later “lily” words in Sindarin, I would retain ᴺS. nala “(yellow) lily” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, perhaps with an updated etymology based on ✱nalga.