✶teñwā n. “letter, sign, token”

✶teñwā n. “letter, sign, token”

References ✧ PE17/44; PE19/97; PE22/149

Glosses

• “sign, indicator[?], letter” ✧ PE19/97 (teñ-wā)
• “sign, token” ✧ PE22/149 (teŋmā)

Variations

• teñwa ✧ PE17/44; PE17/44
• teñma ✧ PE17/44
• teñ-wā ✧ PE19/97
• teŋmā ✧ PE22/149

Elements

-mā

“instrumental suffix”

✧ PE22/149

Derivations

• < √TEÑ “indicate, signify, show, represent, betoken, mark, to point at” ✧ PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/44 (TEWE); PE19/97; PE22/149 (TEŊ)

Derivatives

• > Q. tengwa “(written) letter; sign, token, indicator” ✧ PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/44; PE19/97; PE22/149
  • ⇒ 5 compounds
• > S. têw “letter” ✧ PE17/44; PE17/44; PE22/149
  • ⇒ ᴺS. !cadudew “allomorph, (lit.) shaped sign”
  • ⇒ ᴺS. !tewig “morpheme”

✶tekmā n. “letter”

References ✧ PE17/43-44; PE18/104

Glosses

• “letter” ✧ PE17/43

Variations

• tekmā ✧ PE17/43
• tek-mā ✧ PE17/44
• tekma ✧ PE17/44; PE18/104

Changes

• tek-mā >> teñwa ✧ PE17/44

Inflections

tekmāi	plural	✧ PE17/43
teñmi	plural	✧ PE17/44

Derivations

• < √TEK “make a written mark, sign, write” ✧ PE17/43; PE17/44

Derivatives

• > Q. tengwa “(written) letter; sign, token, indicator” ✧ PE17/43; PE17/44; PE18/104
  • ⇒ 5 compounds
• > S. têw “letter” ✧ PE17/43; PE17/43; PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/44
  • ⇒ ᴺS. !cadudew “allomorph, (lit.) shaped sign”
  • ⇒ ᴺS. !tewig “morpheme”

ᴹ✶tekmā n. “writing, grammar”

References ✧ EtyAC/TEK; PE19/43

Glosses

• “writing, grammar” ✧ PE19/43

Variations

• tekmā ✧ PE19/43; EtyAC/TEK (tekmā)
• tekma ✧ EtyAC/TEK

Changes

• tekmā >> tekmē “letter, symbol” ✧ EtyAC/TEK

Derivations

• < ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/43

Derivatives

• > ᴹQ. tengwa “letter; writing, grammar” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/43
  • ⇒ ᴹQ. tengwanda “alphabet” ✧ Ety/TEK
• > ON. tegma “letter”
  • > N. tew “letter” ✧ PE22/31
    • ⇒ N. tiwdi “alphabet”