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'''yunque''' is the number twelve (12) in Quenya.<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 47</ref><ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 48</ref>
'''yunque''' is the number twelve (12) in Quenya.<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 47]]</ref><ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 48]]</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
From ''[[yú]]'' + ''[[enquë]]'' "double six".  
From ''[[yú]]'' + ''[[enquë]]'' "double six".  

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Quenya numbers

yunque is the number twelve (12) in Quenya.[1][2]

Etymology

From + enquë "double six".

PQ form given also as yu-(e)neke > yunke but this was altered due to the influence of minquë

Cognates

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