usquë ("q")noun "reek" (USUK). In the pre-classical Tengwar system presupposed in the Etymologies, usquë was also the name of tengwa #16, which at this conceptual stage had the value squ (VT46:20). Later, Tolkien would call this letter unquë, with the value nqu.
Quenya
unque
noun. cavity
unquë
hole, hollow
unquë
noun. a hollow, hollow, [ᴹQ.] cavity, hole
Element in
- ᴺQ. helmunquë “wrinkle, (lit.) skin-hollow”
Variations
- unque ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/104
usquë
reek
unqua
hollow
unqua ("q")adj. "hollow" (UNUK)
ronta
hollow
ronta adj.? noun? "hollow" (also rotwa) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)
rotwa
hollow
rotwa adj.? noun? "hollow" (also ronta) (LT2:347. In Tolkien's later Quenya, the preferred words for "hollow" are unqua adj. and unquë noun.)
assa
hole, perforation, opening, mouth
assa "hole, perforation, opening, mouth" (GAS)
ecca
hole
ecca ("k")noun "hole", apparently associated with Sindarin torech "secret hole, lair" (PE17:188)
latta
hole, pit
latta (1) noun "hole, pit" (DAT/DANT, VT45:8)
náva
adjective. hollow
Derivations
- ✶nābā “hollow” ✧ WJ/414
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶nābā > Náva [nābā] > [nāβā] > [nāβa] > [nāva] ✧ WJ/414 Variations
- Náva ✧ WJ/389 (Náva)
unquë noun "hole, hollow" (VT46:20, UNUK), also name of tengwa #16 _(Appendix E; there spelt unque, while the Etymologies has unqe)_