AYAK - Tolkien Gateway

AYAK is a Primitive Quendian root signifying "sharp, pointed".^[1]

Derivatives

Quenya: aika ("sharp"); aikale ("a peak"); aikasse ("mountain peak")^[1]
Noldorin: oeg ("sharp, pointed, piercing"); oegas ("mountain peak")^[1]

Related words^{[note 1]}

Quenya: aiqa ("steep")^[1]
Ilkorin: taig ("deep")^[1]

Notes

↑ Note that Tolkien wrote "?Related", indicating an uncertainty.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 349 (root appearing as "AYAK-")

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