mellaman

noun. pet, (lit.) love-animal

A neologism coined by Luinyelle in the “Neologism of the Day” series on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) on 2023-04-11, a combination of mel- “love” and laman “animal”.

Cognates

• ᴺS. mellavan “pet, (lit.) love-animal”

Elements

Word	Gloss
mel-	“to love”
laman	“animal, animal, [ᴹQ.] tame beast”