lunca

noun. heavy transport wain

A word for a “heavy transport wain” in notes from the late 1960s with variant forms lunka and luqa, both derived from primitive ✶lukma [“✱drag-thing”] based on the root √LUK “haul, drag” (PE17/28). The form lunka [lunca] shows metathesis of km to mk and then assimilation of mk to nk [ŋk], while the form luqa [luqua] shows the late Quenya sound change of km to kw. I personally prefer lunca.

lunca

wain

lunca noun "wain" (VT43:19), "heavy transport wain" (PE17:28). #Ondolunca "stone-wain", see under ondo.

luqua

noun. heavy transport wain