Yunquë

Quenya numbers
minë = one atta = two neldë = three canta = four lempë = five enquë = six otso = seven tolto = eight nertë = nine cainen = ten minquë = eleven yunquë = twelve haran = one hundred

yunque is the number twelve (12) in Quenya.

Etymology

It is a composite from yú + ence "double six". PQ form given also as yu-(e)neke > yunuk(w) > yunke.

Note that both ence and yunce were later changed to enque and yunque due to the influence of minquë. After that, yunque is perceived as yú + enque

Cognates

• Telerin yumpe (from original yunece)
• Sindarin yneb (from original yneg)