Eldamo : Middle Quenya : mauya-

ᴹQ. mauya- v. (ya-formative) “to compel” (Category: to Compel)

ᴹQ. mauya-, v. (ya-formative) “to compel; ⚠️*to constrain” (Category: to Compel): ᴱQ. mauya- “to cry”

A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “to compel” under the root ᴹ√MBAW “compel, force, subject, oppress” (Ety/MBAW; EtyAC/MBAW).

Neo-Quenya: Parmandil suggested it may also mean “*to constrain” based on the related Sindarin/Noldorin word Bauglir “Constrainer” (LR/206). However, the Sindarin derivatives of the root ᴹ√MBAW are much darker than the Quenya equivalents, e.g. ᴹQ. mauya- “compel” vs. N. baugla- “oppress”, so I think it unlikely the Quenya word would have this meaning, especially since it is not a direct cognate of corresponding Sindarin verb.

Reference ✧ Ety/MBAW ✧ “compel”

mauya- “to compel” may be a fully inflectable variant of ᴹ✶mauy- “need (impersonal)”

Cognates

N. baugla- “to oppress” ✧ Ety/MBAW (bauglo-)

Derivations

< ᴹ√MBAW “compel, force, subject, oppress” ✧ Ety/MBAW

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MBAW > mauya-

[mbauja-] > [mauja-]

✧ Ety/MBAW