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''' | '''Khadye''' | ||
==Out of Universe== | ==Out of Universe== | ||
{{ | {{Canon|canonical|show=yes}} | ||
==Old Tongue== | ==Old Tongue== | ||
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# bones (metonymic); one's deep inner self | # bones (metonymic); one's deep inner self | ||
=== | === Use in Canon === | ||
'''Songs''' | |||
* [[Nynaeve al'Meara]] (Season 2) | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* [[Khadi]] is literal bone. The [[-ye]] suffix marks its use as a metonym for the person's deep inner self, the same metaphor English uses in "I feel it in my bones" or "bone-deep." The song is not saying there is literally water inside the skeleton — it is saying the Two Rivers is part of who Nynaeve is at the deepest level. | * [[Khadi]] is literal bone. The [[-ye]] suffix marks its use as a metonym for the person's deep inner self, the same metaphor English uses in "I feel it in my bones" or "bone-deep." The song is not saying there is literally water inside the skeleton — it is saying the Two Rivers is part of who Nynaeve is at the deepest level. | ||
[[Category:Old Tongue words]] | [[Category:Old Tongue words]] | ||
[[Category:Old Tongue nouns]] | [[Category:Old Tongue nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Song vocabulary]] | [[Category:Song vocabulary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:11, 18 October 2026
Khadye
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in: Show
Old Tongue
Etymology
Noun
khadye
- bones (metonymic); one's deep inner self
Use in Canon
Songs
- Nynaeve al'Meara (Season 2)
Notes
- Khadi is literal bone. The -ye suffix marks its use as a metonym for the person's deep inner self, the same metaphor English uses in "I feel it in my bones" or "bone-deep." The song is not saying there is literally water inside the skeleton — it is saying the Two Rivers is part of who Nynaeve is at the deepest level.