cilya is a noun meaning "chasm, cleft, gorge" in Quenya.[1]
Etymology
Examples
- Calacirya = "Cleft of Light"
- eari ullier i kilyanna = "the seas poured into the chasm"[3]
See also
References
- ↑
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman: Commentary on the third section of the Annals of Aman", p. 89
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", KIL-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part One: III. The Lost Road", p. 47
