A word for “air” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), probably based on the early root ᴱ√ILU “ether”. Later ᴹQ. Ilma was used for “Starlight” (Ety/GIL; LR/205).
Early Quenya
laure
noun. (mystic name of) gold
laurelin
proper name. Singing-gold
laurea
adjective. golden
falqalaure
place name. Golden Cleft
laurina
adjective. golden
kulu
noun. gold
ilma
noun. air
kuluina
adjective. golden
kuluksa
adjective. golden
kuluvoite
adjective. golden
orme
noun. tree
orne
noun. tree
Qenya name for G. Glorfalc from early name lists (PE13/101), a compound of falqa “cleft” and laure “gold”. It also appeared as (rejected) Laurefalqa and Kulufalqa, the latter with kulu “gold”, instead.