Early Quenya
mal
adverb. better, best
malda
adjective. better, best
Element in
- Eq. malda la munta “better than nothing” ✧ PE14/048; PE14/081
- Eq. malda muntar “better than nothing” ✧ PE14/048; PE14/081
Variations
- malda ✧ PE14/048; PE14/048; PE14/081; PE14/081; PE15/70
malina
adjective. yellow
Cognates
- G. malon “yellow”
Element in
- Eq. kankale-malina “daffodil, (lit.) yellow laughter” ✧ QL/044
- Eq. oïkta rámavoite malinai “*of yellow birds on the wing” ✧ VT40/08
Variations
- malin(d) ✧ QL/058
malin(d)
adjective. yellow
kulu
noun. gold
Cognates
- G. culu “gold” ✧ LT2A/Glingol; PE15/22
Derivations
- ᴱ√KULU “gold” ✧ QL/049
Element in
- Eq. a kálie kulundon “it shone like gold” ✧ PE14/046
- Eq. ar i·kiryo kaluváre talain kulukalmalínen “*and the sails of the ship will shine with golden lights” ✧ PE16/077
- Eq. kuluin “goldfish” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. i tolma kuluinen “the helm of gold” ✧ PE14/046
- Eq. kai kuluinen “*ten pieces of gold” ✧ PE14/083
- Eq. kea kulu “ten pieces of gold” ✧ PE14/084
- Eq. kuluvoite “golden” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. kuluina “golden”
- Eq. kulukalmalínen “with golden lights” ✧ MC/220; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074
- Eq. kulmarin “orange” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. kulurin “orange; piece of gold” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. kulusta “gold coin” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. Kulufindl
- Eq. kululta “of gold” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. kuluva “of gold” ✧ QL/049
- Eq. Parma Kuluinen “Golden Book” ✧ LT2A/Parma Kuluinen
- Eq. yúyo kuluinen “two (pieces of) gold” ✧ PE14/050; PE14/083
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√KULU > kulu [kulū] > [kulu] ✧ QL/049 Variations
- Kulu ✧ LT2A/Glingol; PE15/22