maika

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maika is a Quenya word meaning "sharp, piercing",[1] or "blade of a cutting tool or weapon, especially sword-blade".[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

  • Root MAK ("cut, hew with a sharp edge")[2]

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "From Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998, p. 11
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