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N. lhim n. “fish” (Category: Fish)

⚠️N. lhim, n. “fish” (Category: Fish)
ᴺS. ^lim “fish”

A noun appearing as N. lhim “fish” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from primitive ᴹ✶liñwi of the same meaning (Ety/LIW), where the labialized velar ñw (> ñgw) became the labial m (< mb) and the initial l unvoiced to lh.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien had G. ing “fish” (GL/51), cognate to ᴱQ. ingwe of the same meaning (QL/43). In Gnomish labialized velars only became labials in limited circumstances, so the primitive ng survived.

Neo-Sindarin: Since the unvoicing of initial liquids did not occur in Sindarin, many people adapt this word as ᴺS. lim “fish” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD).

References ✧ Ety/LIW, LOK

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ᴹ✶liñwi > lhimb > lhim [liŋwi] > [liŋgwi] > [liŋgwe] > [limbe] > [limb] > [l̥imb] > [l̥imb] > [l̥imm] > [l̥im] ✧ Ety/LIW

G. ing n. “fish” (Category: Fish)

See N. lhim for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/51 ✧ “fish”

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