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'''Banakil''' is | '''Banakil''' is the [[Westron]] name for the [[Hobbits]], meaning literally 'halfling'.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> | ||
[[ | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Category: | ''[[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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"