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cala

cala is a Quenya word meaning "light".[1][2] The form cálë is attested in the Oilima Markirya poem.[3]

[edit] Etymology

Root KAL

[edit] Examples

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", p. 62
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 84
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays, "A Secret Vice", p. 222
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