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'''Banakil''' is a [[Westron]] name for the [[Hobbits]], meaning literally 'halfling'. [[bann]] = half, [[kil]] = diminutive, -ling
'''Banakil''' is the [[Westron]] name for the [[Hobbits]], meaning literally 'halfling'.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>


[[Category:Hobbits]]
==Etymology==
[[Category:Names]]
''[[ban(a)]]'' means "half", and ''[[-kil]]'' is an ending meaning "person"
==Cognates==
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perian]]''
*[[Quenya]] ''[[Periando]]''
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[[Category:Westron words]]
[[fi:Banakil]]
[[fi:Banakil]]

Latest revision as of 10:52, 29 December 2011

Banakil is the Westron name for the Hobbits, meaning literally 'halfling'.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

ban(a) means "half", and -kil is an ending meaning "person"

Cognates[edit | edit source]

References