Showing posts with label Tolkien colors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tolkien colors. Show all posts

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Orange, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for orange (the fruit) is culuma. The Quenya word for orange (the color) is culuina.

I didn't find a Sindarin word for orange.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Brown, In J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for the color brown is varnë.

The Sindarin words for the color brown are baran and rhosg or rhosc.

Friday, May 08, 2009

Gray, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for the color gray (or grey) are sindë and sinda.

The Sindarin words for the color gray (or grey) are mithren and thind.

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Blue, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for the color blue is luin or lúnë. Pale blue is helwa.

The Sindarin word for the color blue is luin or lhûn. Pale blue is elu or elw.

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Green, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for the color green is laica or laiqua (earlier sources). Another word for green is wenya (yellow-green, fresh)

The Sindarin word for the color green is calen.

Monday, May 04, 2009

Yellow, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for the color yellow is malina. Golden is laurëa or laurina.

The Sindarin word for the color yellow is malen.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Red, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for the color red are carnë (red), aira (red, copper-coloured) and narwa (fiery red).

The Sindarin words for the color red are caran (red) and ruin (fiery red).

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Black, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for the color black are morë, and morna (dark, gloomy, blackness) or morqua (a non-LOTR form of morna).

The Sindarin word for the color black is morn.

Monday, April 20, 2009

White, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

Some Quenya words for white are fána (white, cloud), lossë (snow-white), and ninquë (white, chill, palid).

Some Sindarin words for white are fain (white, cloud), gloss (snow white, dazzling white), and nimp (pale, white).