A neologism for “mirror” appearing in ABNW (ABNW) from the early 2000’s as the cognate of S. cenedril “looking-glass” (RS/456), but in notes published in 2007 Tolkien said this word had no direct cognate in Quenya, and that its equivalent was Q. cilintilla (PE17/37).
Quenya
angal
noun. mirror, mirror, *reflective surface
Derivations
Element in
- Q. Angalailin “Mirrormere” ✧ NM/350; NM/353
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶aññala > angal [aŋŋala] > [aŋŋal] > [aŋgal] ✧ NM/350 ✶aŋŋala > angal [aŋŋala] > [aŋŋal] > [aŋgal] ✧ NM/353
ceniril(lë)
noun. mirror
Cognates
- S. cenedril “mirror, looking-glass, (lit.) looking-crystal”
A noun for “mirror” in notes from the late 1960s, derived from primitive ✶aññala based on the root √ñal- (NM/350, 353). Another derivative of this root was ✶ñalatā “a glitter (of reflected light)” (NM/349), so perhaps this word meant “mirror” in the sense “✱reflective surface”.