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Quenya-English Dictionary

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40 C<br />

coron n. rounded mound, globe,<br />

ball ”globe” is more corectly what<br />

this word is for, but it is also used<br />

of a rounded mound. Compare<br />

with hahta which is just any pile or<br />

mound<br />

see also: cor, hahta<br />

Coron Oiolairë phr. mound-ofeversummer,<br />

name-place the<br />

Mound of Eversummer where the<br />

Two Trees grew. Also contracted<br />

Corollairë (WJ:401)<br />

see also: coron, lairë, oio<br />

costa- v. quarrel, strive, battle<br />

etymology: KOTH- (strive, quarrel)<br />

→ (kot-t) = quarrel<br />

unusual conjugations: n : ohta<br />

cotumo n. enemy Obviously the<br />

other party in a quarrel/battle (related<br />

to costa- = quarrel/battle)<br />

etymology: KOTH- = quarrel/strive<br />

see also: costa-, ohta<br />

cotya adj. hostile Taryn - possibly could<br />

also be used for ”quarrelsome”<br />

etymology: KOTH- = quarrel/strive<br />

see also: costacu,<br />

cua n. dove Taryn - Etymology is<br />

uncertain due to lack of base stem.<br />

etymology: KU- (not described)<br />

→ kukuwa = dove<br />

cú n. bow, arc, crescent, arch<br />

Refers to the curved shape of anything<br />

bow-shaped, just as with <strong>English</strong>i.<br />

The name of the weapon<br />

used for shooting, however, is<br />

quinga<br />

etymology: KUΞ (bow) → kuw =<br />

bow<br />

see also: quinga<br />

cuilë n. life, being alive Taryn - No<br />

idea how this relates to coirëa, perhaps<br />

this is more correctly ”life” wheras the<br />

other is the ”quickening”<br />

etymology: KUY- = come to life<br />

unusual conjugations: synonym<br />

: coirëa<br />

cuina adj. alive<br />

etymology: KUY- = come to life<br />

unusual conjugations: n : cuilë<br />

cuiva- v. wake Taryn - Guessed from<br />

cuivëa, but could be slightly wrong<br />

cuivë n. awakening, a coming<br />

to life Most aptly described in<br />

Cuiviénen = ”waters of awakening”<br />

whihc is where the Elves’ first<br />

cuivë occurred<br />

etymology: KUY- = come to<br />

life/wake<br />

cuivëa adj. wakening<br />

etymology: KUY- = awake/come<br />

to life<br />

Cuiviénen phr. Waters of awakening<br />

The place where the Elves<br />

first awoke in the world.<br />

see also: cuivëa, nen<br />

cul- adj. golden-red An archaic/poetic<br />

use<br />

etymology: KUL- = golden-red<br />

unusual conjugations: n : cullo<br />

culda adj. flame-coloured,<br />

orange-red Taryn - The exact<br />

difference between culda and culina is<br />

not specified in the Etym entry<br />

etymology: KUL- = orange-red<br />

unusual conjugations: synonym<br />

: culina<br />

culina adj. flame-coloured,<br />

orange-red Taryn - The exact

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