Lemizh / English dictionary
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xaràhk.
to make a synodic month, a time span from one new moon to the next, i.e. of 29.53 days on average (see appendix, Moon calendar and Units of measurement for usage)
Etymology
< NLem xar‑ihk‑a, clarifying compound of
NLem xar‑a
< LMLem, MLem jixar‑yr ‘year’
< OLem jihar‑
< PLem *jehar‑
< PIE *i̯éh₁r̥
—and—
NLem ihk‑a ‘Moon’
< LMLem, MLem ihk‑ar
< Ghe ishq‑ə̄ /ɪʃqɯː/
The meaning in MLem and LMLem is somewhat unclear; see Otà..
Cognates
Eng year, hour (via Gk ὥρᾱ ‘period of time’)