annabon (lit. "long-snouted"), pl. ennebyn, coll. pl. annabonnath.
Quenya
andamunda
elephant
Sindarin
annabon
elephant
annabon
elephant
(lit. "long-snouted"), pl. ennebyn, coll. pl. annabonnath.
Noldorin
annabon
noun. elephant
A noun for “elephant” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of N. ann “long” and N. bon(n) “snouted”, from primitive ᴹ✶andambundā (Ety/MBUD). Its historical development would have produced ✱✱annammonn, but Tolkien said it was with “with dissimal[itive] alter[ation] of medial mb” (EtyAC/MBUD). The similar forms {Andabund >>} Andrabonn for “elephant” appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s.
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien gave G. funt as the equivalent of ᴱQ. hunto “elephant” (QL/41).
Changes
- Andabund → Andrabonn ✧ WR/136
- Andrabonn → Múmund ✧ WR/136
Cognates
- ᴹQ. andamunda “elephant” ✧ Ety/MBUD
Derivations
- ᴹ✶andambundā “long-snouted” ✧ Ety/MBUD
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶andambundā > andabon > annabon [andambundā] > [andambunda] > [andambonda] > [andambond] > [andabond] > [annabond] > [annabonn] > [annabon] ✧ Ety/MBUD Variations
- Andabund ✧ WR/136; WRI/Andabund
- Andrabonn ✧ WR/136; WRI/Andabund
andabon
noun. elephant
andabund
noun. elephant
andrabonn
noun. elephant
annabon
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!
Easterling
mûmak
noun. great elephant
Changes
- Múmund → Mâmuk ✧ WR/136
Variations
- Mûmak ✧ LotR/0661; LotRI/Mûmak; WRI/Mûmak
- múmak ✧ PM/079; PMI/múmak
- Múmund ✧ WR/136; WRI/Mûmak
- Mâmuk ✧ WR/136; WRI/Mûmak
- Mûmar ✧ WRI/Mûmak
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
- ᴹ✶andambundā “long-snouted” ✧ Ety/MBUD
Elements
Word Gloss anda “long” mundo “snout, nose; cape [of land]” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶andambundā > andamunda [anda-mbundā] > [anda-mundā] > [anda-munda] ✧ Ety/MBUD
Gnomish
funt
noun. elephant
Cognates
- Eq. hunto “elephant” ✧ QL/041
Derivations
- ᴱ√ǶUNU
Early Quenya
hunto
noun. elephant
Cognates
- G. funt “elephant” ✧ QL/041
Derivations
- ᴱ√ǶUNU
Variations
- HUNTO ✧ QL/041
andamunda noun "elephant" ("long-mouth", anda + munda) (MBUD)