Eldamo : Quenya : rauro

Q. rauro n. “lion” (Category: Lion)

Q. rauro, n. “lion” (Category: Lion): ᴹQ. ráva³ “lion”

The common Quenya word for “lion” (more literally “roarer”) appearing in the Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the 1950s, as opposed to archaic Q. †rá (PE19/99, 104); see that entry for further discussion of its conceptual development.

References ✧ PE19/99, 104

Glosses

“lion” ✧ PE19/99 (raurō); PE19/104

Variations

rauro ✧ PE19/104
raurō ✧ PE19/99

Rauros(se) “Roaring-rain” ✧ PE19/99

Derivations

< ✶raurō “roarer” ✧ PE19/104 (rau̯rō)
- < ᴹ√RAW “*roar”
< ✶rāw “lion” ✧ PE19/99
- < ᴹ√RAW “*roar”

Phonetic Developments

✶rāw > raurō	[rauro]	✧ PE19/99
✶rau̯rō > rauro	[raurō] > [rauro]	✧ PE19/104