ᴺQ. !calatengwë n. “photograph, (lit.) light-writing” (Category: Painting, Picture)
A neologism for “photograph”, more literally “(lit.) light-writing”, appearing in Ales Bican’s New Words (ABNW) from the early 2000s. It is a combination of cala “light” and tengwë “writing”, a translation of the original greek meaning of “photograph”.
Elements
Q. cala | “light” |
Q. tengwë | “sign, token, indication; writing” |