karma
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karma is a Quenya word for "helm".[1][2] In the orthography used in The Lord of the Rings, karma would probably be written carma, since Tolkien usually represented the [k]-sound with the letter "c".
It often appears as -car (or -kar) in compounds.[2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Karma-cundo = "Helm-guardian"
- Eldacar = "Elf-helm"
- Hallacar = "Tall Helm"
- Valacar = "Vala Helm"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "IX. The Making of Appendix A": (i) "The Realms in Exile", p. 260
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 114
