Quenya
hos
folk
Sindarin
lî
noun. a people of one kind or origin
lî
noun. people (of one kind or origin), people (of one kind or origin), [G.] folk, many people, crowd of folk
Cognates
- Q. lië “people, folk”
Derivations
- √LI “many”
rim
a people of one kind or origin
drúnos
folk
Drúnos (i Dhrúnos), pl. Drúnys (in Drúnys), coll. pl. Drúnossath. See WILD MAN.
drúnos
folk
Drúnos (i Dhrúnos), pl. Drúnys (in Drúnys), coll. pl. Drúnossath
drúnos
folk
Drúnos (i Dhrúnos), pl. Drúnys (in Drúnys), coll. pl. Drúnossath.
dornhoth
thrawn folk
(WJ:388, 408)
Black Speech
-hai
suffix. folk
Element in
Adûnaic
lâi
collective noun. folk
A noun appearing only as an element in kadar-lâi “city folk” (SD/435). It may be related to Q. lië “people”, as suggested by various authors (AAD/18, AL/Adûnaic, EotAL/LAI). In at least one Avari dialect, this word was lai (WJ/410).
Cognates
- Q. lië “people, folk”
Element in
- Ad. kadar-lâi “city folk” ✧ SD/435
Variations
- lāi ✧ SD/435
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!
Middle Primitive Elvish
lai-
prefix. *many
Derivatives
Gnomish
lî
noun. folk, many people, ‘they’, a crowd of folk
Cognates
- Eq. lie “people, folk”
Derivations
- ᴱ√LĪ “*many”
Variations
- lî² ✧ GL/54
-rim
suffix. *many
Early Primitive Elvish
lī
root. *many
Derivatives
- ᴱ✶lē
- En. lhî “many, a number” ✧ PE13/148
- ᴱ✶leyé
- ᴱ√LIYA “unite many as one”
- Eq. -li “many, multiplicative suffix” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. lie “people, folk” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. li(n)- “many” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. lia(r) “many” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. limba “many” ✧ QL/053
- Eq. limbe “a number” ✧ QL/053
- G. lind “twine” ✧ GL/54; LT1A/Ungwë Lianti
- G. lî “folk, many people, ‘they’, a crowd of folk”
- G. lieg “the folk, the citizens”
- G. lim “many”
Element in
- G. Ungoliont ✧ LT1A/Ungwë Lianti
Variations
- lī- ✧ GL/54
- lī ✧ LT1A/Ungwë Lianti
- Lî ✧ QL/054
Early Quenya
hosta
noun. folk
hos noun "folk" (LT2:340)