Quenya
cáno
commander
cáno
noun. commander, chief(tain), ruler, governor; †crier, herald
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Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶kānō > káno [kānō] > [kāno] ✧ PM/362 √kan- > cáno [kānō] > [kāno] ✧ UT/400 Variations
- kāno ✧ PE17/117 (kāno)
- káno ✧ PM/345; PM/362; SA/káno
tulyando
noun. leader
Elements
Word Gloss tulya- “to lead, to lead; [ᴱQ.] to bring, send”
cáno ("k") noun "commander", usually as the title of a lesser chief, especially one acting as the deputy of one higher in rank (PM:345, SA:káno PM:362 indicates that cáno originially meant "crier, herald"); "ruler, governor, chieftain" (UT:400), "leader" (PE17:113).Masc. name Cáno, see Canafinwë. The word cáno ("k") also occurred in the Etymologies with the gloss "chief", but Tolkien changed it to cánë "valour" (VT45:19).