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==Derivatives==
==Derivatives==


*[[Quenya]]: ''aika'' ("sharp"); ''aikale'' ("a peak"); ''aikasse'' ("mountain peak")
*[[Quenya]]: ''aika'' ("sharp"); ''aikale'' ("a peak"); ''aikasse'' ("mountain peak")<ref name=Ety/>
*[[Noldorin]]: ''oeg'' ("sharp, pointed, piercing"); ''oegas'' ("mountain peak")
*[[Noldorin]]: ''oeg'' ("sharp, pointed, piercing"); ''oegas'' ("mountain peak")<ref name=Ety/>


==Related words==
==Related words==

Revision as of 19:10, 30 January 2011

AYAK is a Primitive Quendian root signifying "sharp, pointed".[1]

Derivatives

  • Quenya: aika ("sharp"); aikale ("a peak"); aikasse ("mountain peak")[1]
  • Noldorin: oeg ("sharp, pointed, piercing"); oegas ("mountain peak")[1]

Related words

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 349 (appearing as "AYAK-")
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 349; note that Tolkien wrote "?Related", indicating an uncertainty