hácala _("k") _participle "yawning" occurring in the Markirya poem, derived from an (otherwise unattested) verb #hac- "yawn". Compare yanga-.
Quenya
hac-
verb. to yawn
Element in
- Q. hácala “yawning” ✧ MC/222
- Q. undumë hácala “the abyss yawning”
hácala
yawning
hácala
adjective. yawning
An adjective for “yawning” appearing in the Markirya poem of the 1960s, probably an active participle of an otherwise unattested verb hac- or háca- “yawn” (MC/222).
Conceptual Development: In the version of the Markirya poem from around 1930, Tolkien used ᴱQ. yáme “yawning” (MC/214), replacing yape from the drafts of the poem (PE16/81).
Element in
- Q. undumë hácala “the abyss yawning” ✧ MC/222
Variations
- hákala ✧ MC/222
yámë
yawning
yámë adj.? "yawning" _(MC:214; cf. the stem YAG in the Etymologies)_. Not to be confused with the past tense of yam-.
hac-
verb. to squat
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. KHAK “*squat”
A verb implied by the active participle hákala “yawning” from the Markirya poem of the 1960s (MC/222). The verb form is often assumed to be háca-, but if this adjective is in fact a present active participle (= “is currently yawning”), then the verb may be hac- instead.