"Elvish" meaning in English

See Elvish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛlvɪʃ/
Etymology: See elvish. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elvish
  1. (fantasy) The language spoken by elves. Categories (topical): Artificial languages, Fantasy, J. R. R. Tolkien Translations (language spoken by elves): 精靈語 /精灵语 (Chinese Mandarin), elfština [feminine] (Czech), elfique [masculine] (French), エルフ語 (Japanese), élfico [masculine] (Portuguese), эльфи́йский (elʹfíjskij) [masculine] (Russian), élfico [masculine] (Spanish), Elf dili (Turkish), Elfçe (Turkish)
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      "sense": "language spoken by elves",
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    },
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "language spoken by elves",
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    }
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