An adjective for “hungry” in notes from around 1960 derived from the root √MAT “eat” via *i*-infixion (VT39/11), which produced a small class of desiderative words in Quenya, as in “desiring to eat”.
Quenya
maita
hungry
maita
adjective. hungry
maita-
verb. to make with art, design, compose
maita- (2) transitive vb. "to make with art, design, compose" _(PE17:163). _Cf. maitar, maitalë.
maita-
verb. to make with art, design, compose
A transitive verb meaning “to make with art, design, compose” in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957 based on the root √MAY “make (in artistic sense)” (PE17/163).
maita-
verb. feed
feed
matya-
verb. to feed
A neologism for “to feed” coin by Damien Bador as a straightforward derivative of the attested primitive verb ✶matyā- of the same meaning (PE22/135). I would distinguish it from ᴺQ. nesta- “to graze, pasture, (give to) feed” used for feeding farm animals, whereas matya- can be used for feeding anyone.
mai-
verb. to have, possess
An irregular verb for “have, possessive” in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 (PE22/148). The section where it appeared was struck through (PE22/148 note #24). It may have been supplanted by öa- “possess, own, keep” from the same bundle of documents (PE22/151).
saiqua
adjective. hungry
maita (1) adj. "hungry" (VT39:11)