A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “craft, handicraft, art”, a noun form of N. maen “skilled, clever” (Ety/MAG). For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would use this word exclusively for skill of the hand, as opposed to curu that can apply to skill of the mind = cunning.
Noldorin
hand
noun. seat
hand
adjective. intelligent
handir
masculine name. Handir
handos
noun. *understanding, intelligence
hann
adjective. intelligent
hann
adjective. intelligent
mō
noun. hand
cam
noun. hand
cam
noun. hand
camb
noun. hand
camm
noun. hand
camm
noun. hand
camland
noun. palm of hand
crum
noun. left hand
dalf
noun. palm of hand
feir
noun. right (hand)
fœir
noun. right (hand)
heir
noun/adjective. left (hand)
paur
noun. fist (often used to mean "hand", its chief use was in reference of the tighly closed hand, as in using an implement or a craft-tool, rather than to the fist used in punching)
moed
adjective. handy, skilled
moed
adjective. handy, skilled, skilful
maenas
noun. craft, handicraft, art
hargam
adjective. left-handed
harwed
adjective. left-handed
matha-
verb. to stroke, feel, handle
crumui
adjective. left-handed
crumui
adjective. left-handed
erchamui
adjective. one-handed
forgam
adjective. right-handed
hargam
noun. left-handed
matha-
verb. to stroke, feel, handle
paur
noun. fist
borth
?. [unglossed]
hannas
noun. understanding, intelligence
adwen
noun. [unglossed]
celebrimbor
masculine name. Silver-fist
clei
?. [unglossed]
coen
?. [unglossed]
crom
noun. left
crom
adjective. left
curu
noun. craft, skill
curw
noun. craft, skill
diragas
?. [unglossed]
dramb
noun. heavy stroke, a blow (of axe, etc.)
drambor
noun. clenched fist
drambor
noun. blow (with fist)
dramm
noun. heavy stroke, a blow (of axe, etc.)
forn
noun. right, north
hadh-
verb. sit
haf-
verb. to sit
ham
noun. (?) chair
hannas
noun. understanding, intelligence
heniad
gerund noun. understanding, intelligence
ista-
verb. to have knowledge
iuith
noun. use
iuith
noun. use
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “use” under the root ᴹ√YUK “employ, use” (Ety/YUK).
lhaw
noun. ears (referring to one person's pair of ears only)
lhewig
noun. ear
lhewig
noun. ear
maenas
noun. craft
mauth
?. [unglossed]
menwed
?. [unglossed]
nith
?. [unglossed]
nithrad
?. [unglossed]
níth
?. [unglossed]
porennin
?. [unglossed]
telwen
?. [unglossed]
ON. hand