Q. culumalda n. “laburnum, *(lit.) orange-tree” (Category: Tree (other))
Quenya name for a “laburnum” described as “a tree with hanging yellow blossoms (prob[ably] a laburnum) growing in Ithilien espec[ially] at Cormallen” (RC/626). Helge Fauskanger suggested it is probably [ᴹQ.] culuma “orange” + alda “tree” (QQ/culumalda).
References ✧ RC/626; SA/mal
Glosses
Elements
| ᴹQ. kuluma | “orange [fruit]” | ||
| alda | “tree” | ||
| √KUL | “golden-red” | ✧ SA/mal (cul-) | |
| √MAL | “gold” | ✧ SA/mal | |
Cognates