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'''Kuduk''' was the actual [[Westron]] word with which the [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]s called themselves. It is translated as "Hobbit" | '''Kuduk''' (pl. *'''Kudugin''') was the actual [[Westron]] word with which the [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]s called themselves. It is translated as "Hobbit" | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It is suggested that this developed from an older word, ''[[kûd-dûkan]]'', meaning '[[holbytlan|hole-builder]]'. | It is suggested that this developed from an older word, ''[[kûd-dûkan]]'', meaning '[[holbytlan|hole-builder]]'. | ||
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Kuduk (pl. *Kudugin) was the actual Westron word with which the Hobbits called themselves. It is translated as "Hobbit"
Etymology
It is suggested that this developed from an older word, kûd-dûkan, meaning 'hole-builder'.
Other versions
Before this published word, Tolkien considered the form cûbuc pl. cûbugin which was apparently dropped later[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 49
