rempamba(lë)

noun. basketball

A neologism for “basketball” by Röandil posted on 2023-05-08 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), a combination of rembë “net” and [ᴹQ.] pamba “ball”; the suffix -lë can be used to distinguish the sport from the the ball.

Elements

Word	Gloss
rembë	“mesh, net (for catching), hunter’s or fisher’s net”
pamba	“ball”