Qenya
mankale
noun. commerce, commerce, *trade [as an activity]
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A noun given as ᴹQ. {mahtale >>} mankale “commerce” in The Etymologies of the 1930s based on ᴹQ. {mahta- >>} manka- “trade” (Ety/MBAKH).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. vaktele “trade” based on ᴱQ. vakt- “wares” (QL/99).