velyávë

noun. gourd, Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family

A neologism for a “gourd”, or more generally fruits of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, coined by Orondil in 2021 on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) as a combination of the Neo-Root ᴺ√WEL “bubble” with yávë “fruit”.

Element in

• ᴺQ. culvelyávë “pumpkin”
• ᴺQ. laivelyávë “(water)melon”

Elements

Word	Gloss
WEL	“*boil, bubble”
yávë	“fruit”