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'''Kyermë''' means "prayer" in [[Quenya]]. | '''Kyermë''' means "prayer" in [[Quenya]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The etymology is not known. The form of the word would suggest a [[PQ]] [[root]] *KJER | The etymology is not known. The form of the word would suggest a [[PQ]] [[root]] *KJER and the noun ending ''[[-më]]''. | ||
The word is the only one in Quenya that displays the exceptional sound ''ky''. It has been suggested that it is a [[Númenor]]ean dialect of Quenya or that it is a misreading of ''hy''. | The word is the only one in Quenya that displays the exceptional sound ''ky''. It has been suggested that it is a [[Númenor]]ean dialect of Quenya or that it is a misreading of ''hy''. | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 20 October 2009
Kyermë means "prayer" in Quenya.
Etymology
The etymology is not known. The form of the word would suggest a PQ root *KJER and the noun ending -më.
The word is the only one in Quenya that displays the exceptional sound ky. It has been suggested that it is a Númenorean dialect of Quenya or that it is a misreading of hy.
Examples
See also
- hyam "to pay"
