"Quenya" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkwɛnjə/
Etymology: From Noldorin Quenya Quenya, ultimately derived from the Primitive Quendian root *kwene ("person"), being the name for the language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien as the language spoken by the Elves in his books. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|qya|Quenya}} Quenya Quenya Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Quenya
  1. A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish. Wikipedia link: en:Noldorin, en:Primitive Quendian Categories (topical): Artificial languages, J. R. R. Tolkien Coordinate_terms: Sindarin, Tengwar Translations (constructed language): Quenyaans [neuter] (Dutch), kvenja lingvo (Esperanto), quenya (Esperanto), la kvenja [informal] (Esperanto), quenya [neuter] (Faroese), quenya [masculine] (French), Quenya [neuter] (German), Κουένυα (Kouénya) [feminine] (Greek), quenya [masculine] (Italian), クウェンヤ (kuwen'ya) (Japanese), 꿰냐 (kkwenya) (Korean), क्वेन्या (kvenyā) [feminine] (Marathi), quenya (Norwegian), quenya [feminine] (Polish), квэ́нья (kvɛ́nʹja) (Russian), квенья (kvenʹja) [masculine] (Russian), квенијски [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kvenijski [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Cwenia [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
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