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Qenya 

hanwa

adjective. male

A word appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “male” (Ety/INI), an adjectival form of the noun ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).

Cognates

  • N. anw “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/INI

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ƷAN “male” ✧ Ety/INI

Elements

WordGloss
hanu“male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ƷAN > hanwa[ɣanwa] > [hanwa]✧ Ety/INI