WĀ
From Tolkien Gateway
WĀ (WAWA, WAIWA) is an Elvish root signifying "blow; sound of, noise of wind".[1][2]
Derivatives
See also
- Root AWA
Other versions of the legendarium
In the Qenya Lexicon appears the root GWĀ-, with the Qenya derivative wā ("wind").[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 397
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 189
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne)
