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Qenya 

tengwa

noun. letter; writing, grammar

Changes

  • tengwe → tengwa ✧ Ety/TEK

Cognates

  • N. tew “letter” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/031

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tekmā “writing, grammar” ✧ EtyAC/TEK; PE19/043
    • ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/043

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tekma > tengwa[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ EtyAC/TEK
ᴹ✶tekmā > tegmā > teñma > teñgwa[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE19/043

Variations

  • tengwe ✧ EtyAC/TEK (tengwe)
  • teñgwa ✧ PE19/043
Qenya [Ety/TEK; EtyAC/TEK; PE19/043; PE22/031; SDI2/tengwar; TII/Tengwar] Group: Eldamo. Published by