cilya

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cilya is a noun meaning "chasm, cleft, gorge" in Quenya.[1]

Etymology

cilya derives from the root KIL-.[2]

Examples

  • Calacirya = "Cleft of Light"
  • eari ullier i kilyanna = "the seas poured into the chasm"[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", KIL-
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part One: III. The Lost Road", p. 47
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