Ulban (Ulband-) noun "monster" (a name of Melko) (LT1:260)
Quenya
fanto Speculative
noun. whale
Ulban
monster
ulundo
monster, deformed and hideous creature
ulundo noun "monster, deformed and hideous creature" (ÚLUG)
Noldorin
ulun
noun. monster, deformed and hideous creature
ulund
noun. monster, deformed and hideous creature
úan
noun. monster
úan
noun. monster
Sindarin
ulunn
noun. monster, deformed and hideous creature
ulunn
monster
1) *ulunn (deformed and hideous creature), pl. ylynn. (The archaic form ulund and the later form ulun_ is cited in LR:396 s.v. Ú
ulunn
monster
(deformed and hideous creature), pl. ylynn. *(The archaic form ulund and the later form ulun is cited in LR:396 s.v.*
úan
úlug
(pl. úain), 3) urug (bogey, orc), pl. yryg
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!
Early Quenya
fantor
noun. monster
fandor
noun. monster
fantur
proper name. Tu??il
fandos
noun. monster
fantóran
proper name. Wednesday
fandelu
noun. monster
koirisan
proper name. Wednesday
taimoinen
proper name. Wednesday
vanasan
proper name. Wednesday
úvanimo
noun. monster
Qenya
úvanimo
noun. monster
Middle Primitive Elvish
ūbanō
noun. monster
This word only appears in the name of the Númenórean ship Turuphanto “Wooden-whale” (UT/191). The language of the name is unclear, but Carl Hostetter suggested (Tolklang/5.31) that the name is likely to be Quenya, since ᴱQ. turu meant “wood”. If so, the second element phanto might be Quenya for “whale”. This spelling is unusual, however. In Quenya, [f] was normally spelled “f”, while the spelling “ph” appeared only in languages like Sindarin or Adûnaic.
Conceptual Development: The only other attested words for “whale” are the very early G. uin and G. uimoth in the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/74).