karan

root. red

This root appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “red” (Ety/KARÁN), a later iteration of ᴱ√KṚN of the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s of the same meaning, but with syllabic ṛ (QL/48). Its main Quenya derivative, Q. carnë, retained the same form throughout Tolkien’s life, but its Gnomish forms G. carn(in) “scarlet” and G. crintha “rosy, pink” (GL/25, 27) became N. caran “red” in the 1930s, and retained that form thereafter.

Derivatives

• ᴹ✶karani “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN
  • ᴹQ. karne “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN
  • N. caran “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN
• ᴹ✶k’rannā “ruddy (of face)” ✧ Ety/KARÁN
  • N. crann “ruddy (of face); face, blush, the cheeks, ruddy (of face); blush, the cheeks, face” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN
• ᴹQ. karanya- “to make red, redden”

Element in

• N. Caradras “Redhorn” ✧ Ety/RAS
• N. Cranthir “Ruddy-face” ✧ Ety/THĒ

Variations

• KARÁN ✧ Ety/KARÁN; Ety/RAS; Ety/THĒ

karani

adjective. red

Changes

• kárāni → karani ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Derivations

• ᴹ√KARAN “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Derivatives

• ᴹQ. karne “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN
• N. caran “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN

Variations

• kárāni ✧ EtyAC/KARÁN (kárāni)

kuldā

adjective. red

Derivations

• ᴹ√KUL “golden-red” ✧ Ety/GUL; Ety/KUL

Derivatives

• N. coll “red, scarlet” ✧ Ety/GUL; Ety/KUL

Variations

• guldā ✧ Ety/GUL (guldā)