laminak

English

Alternative forms

• amilamiak
• lamiak
• lamiñak

Etymology

Basque.

Noun

laminak (plural laminaks or laminak)

1. A kind of fairy in Basque mythology, related to the Little People in Celtic lore.
   • 1989, The Journal of Indo-European Studies, volume 17, page 282:

     Basque folklore is full of references to a type of creature called the lamiñak, who, as we have seen, are the female counterparts of the cromlech-building Maide.

   • 1991, Patricia Edwards, Sweet Promised Land, page 233:

     She smiled, remembering the Basque story Zak had told her about the laminaks — little people who live in caves in the mountains and come into the house during the night, […]