Qenya
núta-
verb. to set, sink (of Sun or Moon)
nú
proper name. Moon
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A name for the moon in linguistic notes from 1930s (PE21/38, 41), perhaps a derivative of the root ᴹ√NDŪ “go down”, though this root usually applied to the Sun. Its dual form Nunt referred to both the sun and moon (PE21/38).