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ᴹQ. ráka n. “wolf” (Category: Wolf)

ᴹQ. ráca, n. “wolf” (Category: Wolf)

A noun for “wolf” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶d’rāk under the root ᴹ√DARAK (Ety/DARÁK), where the ancient initial dr became r as usual for Quenya (PE19/37).

Conceptual Development: Earlier words for “wolf” of similar form include ᴱQ. ulku and feminine ᴱQ. ulqi “she-wolf” appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ULUKU (QL/97).

Reference ✧ Ety/DARÁK ✧ “wolf”

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ᴹ✶d’rāk > ráka [drāka] > [rāka] ✧ Ety/DARÁK

ᴱQ. ulku n. “wolf” (Category: Wolf)

See ᴹQ. ráka for discussion.

Reference ✧ QL/97 ✧ “wolf”

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ᴱ√ULUKU > ulku [ulukū] > [uluku] > [ulku] ✧ QL/97

ᴱQ. ulqi n. “she-wolf” (Category: Wolf)

See ᴹQ. ráka for discussion.

Reference ✧ QL/97 ✧ “she-wolf”

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ᴱ√ULUKU > ulqi [ulukwī] > [ulukwi] > [ulkwi] > [ulkʷi] ✧ QL/97