kemen

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kemen (cemen) is a Quenya word, meaning "earth", in the sense of a floor beneath the heavens.[1]

Etymology

Examples

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", kemen
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", KEM