Quenya 

maxa

pliant, soft

maxa ("ks")adj. "pliant, soft" (MASAG, VT45:32)

milya

soft, gentle, weak

milya (1) adj. "soft, gentle, weak" (VT45:34)

milyar

noun. soft

soft [sonants]

Quenya [PE 18:30] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

miquelis

soft, sweet kiss

miquelis (miquelis(s)-) noun "soft, sweet kiss" (PE16:96)

mussë

soft

mussë adj. "soft" (VT:39:17), also used as a noun (perhaps primarily in the pl. form mussi) with the same meaning as mussë tengwi, see below. (VT39:17)

mussë

adjective. soft

Variations

  • musse ✧ VT39/17

Sindarin 

mae

soft

mae (lenited vae; no distinct pl. form). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” moe. Note: a homophone is the adverb mae = ”well”.

mae

soft

(lenited vae; no distinct pl. form). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” moe. Note: a homophone is the adverb mae = ”well”.

mae

adjective. soft, pliant

Element in

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

Primitive elvish

mazgā

adjective. mazgā

Variations

  • mazga- ✧ PE18/093
Primitive elvish [PE18/093] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

moe

adjective. soft, pliant

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. maksa “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG

Derivations

  • On. maiga “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ✶mazgā “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead” ✧ EtyAC/MAS
    • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”

Element in

  • N. moeas “dough” ✧ Ety/MASAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. maiga > moe[maiga] > [maiɣa] > [maiɣ] > [mai] > [moe]✧ Ety/MASAG
Noldorin [Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

moe

adjective. soft

Noldorin [Ety/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

maksa

adjective. soft, pliant

Cognates

  • On. maiga “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG
  • N. moe “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mazgā “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead” ✧ EtyAC/MAS

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mazgā > maksa[mazgā] > [maskā] > [maska] > [maksa]✧ Ety/MASAG
ᴹ✶mazgā > maksa[mazgā] > [maskā] > [maska] > [maksa]✧ EtyAC/MASAG
ᴹ✶mazgā > maksa[mazgā] > [maskā] > [maska] > [maksa]✧ EtyAC/MASAG
Qenya [Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

maig

adjective. soft, pliant

An adjective meaning “soft, pliant” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mazgā (EtyAC/MASAG). It had essentially the same development as the noun maig “dough” (from ᴹ✶mazgē), because in both cases the primitive final vowel vanished without further effect.

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mazgā “soft, pliant” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead” ✧ EtyAC/MAS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mazgā > maig[mazgā] > [mazga] > [maiga] > [maig]✧ EtyAC/MASAG

Variations

  • maig ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
Doriathrin [EtyAC/MASAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

maiga

adjective. soft, pliant

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. maksa “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mazgā “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead” ✧ EtyAC/MAS
  • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG

Derivatives

  • N. moe “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mazgā > mazga > maiga[mazgā] > [mazga] > [maiga]✧ Ety/MASAG

Variations

  • madhgh ✧ EtyAC/MASAG (madhgh)
Old Noldorin [Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

mazgā

adjective. soft, pliant

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
  • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead” ✧ EtyAC/MAS

Derivatives

  • Ilk. maig “soft, pliant” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
  • ᴹQ. maksa “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
  • On. maiga “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • N. moe “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MASAG > mazgā[masgā] > [mazgā]✧ Ety/MASAG
ᴹ√MÁSAG > mazgā[masgā] > [mazgā]✧ EtyAC/MASAG
ᴹ√MASAG > mazgā[masgā] > [mazgā]✧ Ety/MASAG

Variations

  • mazga ✧ EtyAC/MAS (mazga); PE18/066
  • mazga- ✧ PE18/043
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MAS; EtyAC/MASAG; PE18/043; PE18/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

gwag

adjective. soft

Variations

  • gwag ✧ PE13/146
Early Noldorin [PE13/146] Group: Eldamo. Published by