ᴱQ. ilkala n. “*nighttime, darkness” (Category: Darkness)
A noun appearing in The Qenya Phonology from the 1910s (P12/4), unglossed but apparently a negated form of ᴱQ. kala¹ “daytime”, so perhaps meaning “*nighttime, darkness” as suggested by the editors.
References ✧ PE12/4
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| il- | “un-; negative prefix” |
| kala¹ | “light, daytime (sunlight), 12 hours” |
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ✶ḷkălā́ > ilkắla > ilcála | [ḷkalā] > [ḷkala] > [ilkala] | ✧ PE12/4 |