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'''AYAK''' is a [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "sharp, pointed".<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 349 (appearing as "AYAK-")</ref>
'''AYAK''' is a [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "sharp, pointed".<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 349 (root appearing as "AYAK-")</ref>


==Derivatives==
==Derivatives==
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*[[Noldorin]]: ''oeg'' ("sharp, pointed, piercing"); ''oegas'' ("mountain peak")<ref name=Ety/>
*[[Noldorin]]: ''oeg'' ("sharp, pointed, piercing"); ''oegas'' ("mountain peak")<ref name=Ety/>


==Related words==
==Related words<ref group="note">Note that Tolkien wrote "?Related", indicating an uncertainty.</ref>==


*[[Quenya]]: ''aiqa'' ("steep")<ref name=Ety2>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 349; note that Tolkien wrote "?Related", indicating an uncertainty</ref>
*[[Quenya]]: ''aiqa'' ("steep")<ref name=Ety/>
*[[Ilkorin]]: ''taig'' ("deep")<ref name=Ety2/>
*[[Ilkorin]]: ''taig'' ("deep")<ref name=Ety/>


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[[Category:Roots]]
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Revision as of 20:28, 1 February 2011

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]

Notes

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

References

  1. 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-")