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Qenya 

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).

Cognates

  • N. annabon “elephant” ✧ Ety/MBUD

Derivations

Elements

WordGloss
anda“long”
mundo“snout, nose; cape [of land]”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶andambundā > andamunda[anda-mbundā] > [anda-mundā] > [anda-munda]✧ Ety/MBUD

anda

adjective. long

Cognates

  • N. ann “long” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶andā “long” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD
    • ᴹ√ANAD “*long” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD; Ety/MBUD

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶andā > anda[andā] > [anda]✧ Ety/ÁNAD
Qenya [Ety/ÁNAD; PE18/032; PE22/011; PE22/020; PE22/021; PE22/096; PE22/125] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ando

adverb. long

Element in

Variations

  • ando ✧ VT27/07