English Explanatory Dictionary

Quenya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɛn.jə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Quenya.wav /ˈkwɪn.jə/ [ˈkʷwɛɲja]

Word forms

Quenya

Etymology

From Noldorin Quenya Quenya, ultimately derived from the Primitive Quendian root *kwene ("person"), being the name for the language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien as the language spoken by the Elves in his books.

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