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Quenya

Syllables: Quen·ya/ˈkwɛn.jə/US/ˈkwɪn.jə/

Quenya proper noun: a constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.

Proper noun

Quenya

  1. A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.
    • If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024

Quenya meaning in Marathi

Quenya in Marathi

constructed language
क्वेन्या kvenyā

Origin of Quenya

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.

Words that rhyme with Quenya

Questions about Quenya

What does Quenya mean?
Quenya means a constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.
What is Quenya in Marathi?
Quenya in Marathi is क्वेन्या (kvenyā). See Quenya meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Quenya?
Quenya is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Quenya?
Quenya is pronounced /ˈkwɛn.jə/ (UK).

Words near Quenya in the dictionary

  1. quenouilles
  2. quenselite
  3. quenstedtite
  4. quent
  5. Quentin
  6. Quenya
  7. Quenzer
  8. Quenzers
  9. quequahatch
  10. quequahatches
  11. quequehatch

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Quenya (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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