Q. nauca adj. “stunted, shortened, dwarf(ed)” (Category: Short)

Q. nauca, adj. “stunted, shortened, dwarf(ed)” (Category: Short)

References ✧ PE17/45; VT39/7; WJ/413

Glosses

• “stunted” ✧ VT39/7 (nauka)
• “stunted, shortened, dwarf(ed)” ✧ PE17/45 (nauka)

Variations

• nauka ✧ PE17/45; VT39/7; WJ/413

Inflections

naukar

plural

✧ PE17/45: pl. (as a noun)

Element In

• Q. Naucalië “People of the Dwarves” ✧ PE17/45 (naukalie)
• Q. nauco “dwarf” ✧ PE17/45 (nauko)

Derivations

• < ✶naukā “stunted, shortened, dwarf(ed)” ✧ PE17/45
  • < √NUK “dwarf, stunted” ✧ PE17/45; WJ/413 (NUKU)
• < √NUK “dwarf, stunted” ✧ VT39/7 (NUKU)

Phonetic Developments

✶naukā > nauka	[naukā] > [nauka]	✧ PE17/45
√NUKU > nauka	[nauka]	✧ VT39/7

ᴱQ. kauka adj. “crooked, bent, bowed, humped” (Category: Crooked)

References ✧ GL/25; LT1A/Kaukaeldar; QL/45

Glosses

• “crooked, bent, bowed, humped” ✧ QL/45
• “crooked, bent, humped” ✧ LT1A/Kaukaeldar

Element In

• ᴱQ. Kaukaeldar “False-fairies” ✧ LT1A/Kaukaeldar

Cognates

• G. caug² “humped, bulging; bent” ✧ GL/25

Derivations

• < ᴱ√KAẆA “stoop” ✧ GL/25 (kava-); LT1A/Kaukaeldar (KAWA); QL/45

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√kava- > kauka	[kaβkā] > [kaβka] > [kauka]	✧ GL/25
ᴱ√KAẆA > kauka	[kaɣʷkā] > [kaɣʷka] > [kawka] > [kauka]	✧ QL/45