Nandorin 

cogn

noun. bow

Primitive form given as kuȜnâ, derived from KUȜ "bow" (LR:365); it is probable that ku3nâ was originally an adjective "bow-shaped", since -nâ is predominantly an adjectival ending. As for Ȝ (spirant g) becoming a plosive g, compare garma.

Nandorin [H. Fauskanger (LR:365)] < KUȜ. Published by

Quenya 

sanastëa

adjective. mindful, cognizant, aware of, conscious of

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

caw-

bow

#caw- vb. "bow" ("k")(1st pers aorist cawin "I bow") (LT1:257; cf. cauca, cauco). In Tolkien's later Quenya, a verbal stem with w in this position does not seem to fit the general phonology well; intervocalic w would become v. We should perhaps read *cav*- whereever the second consonant of the root follows a vowel, but the nasal-infixed past tense could be canwë with the original quality of the consonant preserved. (Compare such a past tense form as anwë, q.v.) However, Tolkiens later verb luhta**- may be preferred for intransitive "bow".

cuv-

verb. bow

Quenya [PE 22:102] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

lúva

bow, bight; bend, bow, curve

lúva noun "bow, bight; bend, bow, curve" (Appendix E, PE17:122, 168). The reference is to a "bow" as part of written characters and other uses, but "not for shooting" (a bow used to shoot arrows is called quinga, possibly also if the latter term is used as in Sindarin).

quinga

bow

quinga ("q")noun "bow" (for shooting) (KWIG, LT1:256)

Noldorin 

cûn

adjective. bowed, bow-shaped, bent

Noldorin [Ety/365] Group: SINDICT. Published by

cûn

adjective. bowed, bow-shaped, bent, bowed, bent, bow-shaped, [G.] concave

Noldorin [Ety/KUƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

peng

noun. bow (for shooting)

Noldorin [Ety/366] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Sindarin 

bow

1) (noun) (i gû, o chû) (arch, crescent), pl. cui (i chui), 2) (bow for shooting) peng (i beng, o pheng), pl. ping (i phing),

cûn

bowed

cûn (bowshaped, bent), lenited gûn; pl. cuin

cûn

bowed

(bowshaped, bent), lenited gûn; pl. cuin


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!

Ossriandric

cogn

adjective. bowed, bow-shaped, bent

An adjective glossed “bowed, bow-shaped, bent” from primitive ᴹ✶kuʒnā (Ety/KUƷ). It is the best evidence for Danian a-mutation, with [u] becoming [o] before the following [a]. It is also a good example of how [[dan|[ɣ] became [g]]] in Danian.

Ossriandric [Ety/KUƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

caun

adjective. bowed, bow-shaped, bent

An adjective meaning “bowed, bow-shaped, bent” developed from the primitive form ᴹ✶kuʒnā (Ety/KUƷ). The middle diphthong went through various sound changes as indicated in The Etymologies. First the [[ilk|[u] became [o] preceding the final [a]]] (kogna), then the [[ilk|[g] (from ✶ʒ) vocalized to [u] before the [n]]] (coun) and finally the diphthong [[ilk|[ou] became [au]]] (caun).

Doriathrin [Ety/KUƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

kuʒnā

adjective. bowed, bow-shaped, bent

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KUƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by