AYAK
AYAK is a Primitive Quendian root signifying "sharp, pointed".[1]
[edit] Derivatives
- Quenya: aika ("sharp"); aikale ("a peak"); aikasse ("mountain peak")[1]
- Noldorin: oeg ("sharp, pointed, piercing"); oegas ("mountain peak")[1]
[edit] Related words[note 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-")