Quenya
nurru-
murmur, grumble
nurru-
verb. to murmur, grumble, mumble
Cognates
Derivations
- √NUR “*murmur, grumble”
Element in
- ᴺQ. nurrulë “murmuring”
- Q. raumo nurrua “the storm mumbling” ✧ MC/222; MC/222
nurru-
murmur, grumble
nurru-
verb. to murmur, grumble, mumble
Cognates
Derivations
- √NUR “*murmur, grumble”
Element in
- ᴺQ. nurrulë “murmuring”
- Q. raumo nurrua “the storm mumbling” ✧ MC/222; MC/222
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qiri-
verb. to murmur
Cognates
- G. cwira- “to rustle”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QISI “*whisper” ✧ QL/077
Element in
- Eq. qirqirinde “murmuring” ✧ QL/078
- Eq. qisqiri- “to rustle, murmur” ✧ QL/078
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QIRI > qiri- [kʷiri-] ✧ QL/077 Variations
- qiri- ✧ QL/078
nurru- vb. "murmur, grumble" (cf. "Qenya" núru-); participle nurrula in Markirya, changed to nurrua, perhaps a kind of verbal adjective of the same meaning (translated "mumbling" in MC:215)