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==Cognates==
==Cognates==
*[[Quenya]] ''[[lóke]]''
*[[Quenya]] ''[[lóke]]''
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In [[Gnomish]], ''lingos'' means "snake" and ''ling'' means "small snake".<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 54</ref>
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[[Category: Sindarin nouns]]
[[Category: Sindarin nouns]]

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lhûg is a noun meaning "snake, dragon" in Sindarin.[1][2]

Etymology

It is derived from the Elvish root LOK.[1]

See also

Cognates

Other versions of the legendarium

In Gnomish, lingos means "snake" and ling means "small snake".[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 370
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry lok-
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 54