t̪əʔmut̪t̪iʔ

Teressa

Etymology

t̪əʔ (“mother”) +‎ mut̪t̪iʔ (“finger”).

Noun

t̪əʔmut̪t̪iʔ

1. (anatomy) thumb

References

• Abbi, Anvita, R, Vyaskh (2020) “Aspects of word formation processes in Luro: The endangered language of the Nicobar Islands”, in Asian Language and Linguistics‎^[1]