hac-
verb. to yawn
Element in
- Q. hácala “yawning” ✧ MC/222
- Q. undumë hácala “the abyss yawning”
hac-
verb. to squat
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. KHAK “*squat”
hácala
adjective. yawning
An adjective for “yawning” appearing in the Markirya poem of the 1960s, probably an active participle of an otherwise unattested verb hac- or háca- “yawn” (MC/222).
Conceptual Development: In the version of the Markirya poem from around 1930, Tolkien used ᴱQ. yáme “yawning” (MC/214), replacing yape from the drafts of the poem (PE16/81).
Element in
- Q. undumë hácala “the abyss yawning” ✧ MC/222
Variations
- hákala ✧ MC/222
hácala
yawning
hácala _("k") _participle "yawning" occurring in the Markirya poem, derived from an (otherwise unattested) verb #hac- "yawn". Compare yanga-.
yámë
yawning
yámë adj.? "yawning" _(MC:214; cf. the stem YAG in the Etymologies)_. Not to be confused with the past tense of yam-.
A verb implied by the active participle hákala “yawning” from the Markirya poem of the 1960s (MC/222). The verb form is often assumed to be háca-, but if this adjective is in fact a present active participle (= “is currently yawning”), then the verb may be hac- instead.