Banakil

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

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Cognates

• Sindarin Perian
• Quenya Periando

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"