ména noun "region" (MEN). Not to be confused with the present/continuative tense of #men- "go".
Quenya
yondë
any fairly extensive region with well-marked natural bonds (as mountains or rivers)
yondë
noun. region, any fairly extensive region with well-marked natural bounds
Derivations
- √YON “wide, extensive” ✧ PE17/043
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √YŎNO > yōn [jōn] ✧ PE17/043 Variations
- yōn ✧ PE17/043
- yonde ✧ PE17/043; PE17/043
- yon ✧ PE17/043
ména
region
yón
noun. region
Yón
region, any (fairly extensive) region between obstacles such as rivers or mountains
yón (2), variant of yondë, q.v. Defined as "a region, any (fairly extensive) region _between obstacles such as rivers or mountains" (PE17:43)_
yondë noun "any fairly extensive region with well-marked natural bonds (as mountains or rivers)", occurring as a suffix -yondë, -yon/-iondë, -ion in regional names. (PE17:43). Note: †yondë may also be an (archaic/poetic) past tense of the verb yor-, q.v.