Quenya 

naicelëa

painful

naicelëa ("k")adj. "painful" (NÁYAK); changed by Tolkien from naiquelëa ("q")(VT45:37)

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Qenya 

naikelea

adjective. painful, painful, [ᴱQ.] agonizing

Changes

  • naiqelea → naikelea ✧ Ety/NÁYAK

Elements

WordGloss
naikele“*anguish, [ᴱQ.] anguish”
-a“adjectival suffix”

Variations

  • naiqelea ✧ EtyAC/NÁYAK (naiqelea)
Qenya [Ety/NÁYAK; EtyAC/NÁYAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Solosimpi

nirga

adjective. painful

Cognates

  • En. dre “wearisome, irksome” ✧ PE13/150

Derivations

Solosimpi [PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

naikelea

adjective. agonizing

Early Quenya [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

naiqa

adjective. painful

Early Quenya [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by