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Early Quenya

maswa

adjective. soft, cooked, ripe

A word appearing as ᴱQ. {maksa “soft, cooked, done” >>} maswa “soft, cooked, ripe” in the Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√M(B)ASA “cook, bake” (QL/59).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would use the passive participle maxaina “cooked” from the verb ᴱQ. maksa- “cook”.

Changes

  • maksa → maswa “soft, cooked, done” ✧ QL/059

Derivations

  • ᴱ√M(B)ASA “cook, bake” ✧ QL/059

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√M(B)ASA > maswa[mbaswā] > [mbaswa] > [maswa]✧ QL/059

Variations

  • maksa ✧ QL/059 (maksa)
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