I know what an emel is in the world of Phantasy Star (girly shield), but what is it really? Is it something the game's creators came up with randomly, or is it a poor translation of something that makes more sense?
I wondered what a "nish" was until someone pointed out that it was actually "harnish," or "harness" when translated correctly. (Coincidentally, "Swd of Ang" was also a mystery to me for the longest time. I thought Ang was some legendary Algolian hero!

) Anyway, is "emel" a similar translation error?