Qenya
andamunda
noun. elephant
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
andamunda
noun. elephant
A noun for “elephant” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of ᴹQ. anda “long” and an adjectival form of ᴹQ. mundo “snout” (Ety/MBUD), hence literally “long snouted”.
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien gave ᴱQ. hunto “elephant” (QL/41).