Q. tillë n. “tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe” (Category: Point)

Q. tillë, n. “tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe; [ᴱQ.] eyelash” (Category: Point)

Q. cendë “point”

ᴱQ. colmë “point, tip”

References ✧ VT47/10, 26, 28

Glosses

• “finger, point” ✧ VT47/26
• “point” ✧ VT47/28 (tilma)

Variations

• tille ✧ VT47/10; VT47/26
• tilma ✧ VT47/28
• tile ✧ VT47/28

Related

• tilma “point” could point in any direction, whereas the word for shapes pointing upward was inga “top” ✧ VT47/28

Inflections

tilli	plural	“tips, points”	✧ VT47/10
tilli	plural	“toes”	✧ VT47/26
-til	suffix		✧ VT47/26

Element In

• Q. amaltil “*mother finger”
• Q. atartil “thumb [nursery rhymes]”
• Q. cantil “fourth finger” ✧ VT47/26 (kantil)
• Q. nútil “under-point” ✧ VT47/10
• Q. seltil “daughter [finger name]”
• Q. taltil “toe, *(lit.) foot-tip” ✧ VT47/10
• Q. yontil “boy, son [finger name]”
• ✶niktil “little [finger]” ✧ VT47/26
• Q. antil “*middle finger” ✧ VT47/26
• Q. enestil “*middle finger” ✧ VT47/26
• Q. ortil “up-point” ✧ VT47/10
• Q. tastil “*index finger” ✧ VT47/26
• Q. toltil “thumb” ✧ VT47/26

Derivations

• < √TIL “point, horn” ✧ VT47/26; VT47/28

Phonetic Developments

√TIL > tille	[tille]	✧ VT47/26
√TIL > tilma	[tilma]	✧ VT47/28

ᴱQ. tille n. “eyelash” (Category: Eye)

References ✧ PME/92; QL/92

Glosses

• “eyelash” ✧ PME/92; QL/92; QL/92 (tilme)

Variations

• tille ✧ PME/92; QL/92
• tilla ✧ QL/92
• tilme ✧ QL/92

Changes

• tilla >> tille “eyelash” ✧ QL/92
• tilme >> tille ✧ QL/92

Derivations

• < ᴱ√TILI² “*tip, hair” ✧ QL/92

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√TILI² > tille

[tillē] > [tille]

✧ QL/92