This page will contain list of words related to food and drinks, including names of meals, cooking methods, cookware. This page is not limited to imaginary diet of Sauron's servants, but includes cuisine of all races.
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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(breast-)feed | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
a cut | shirz | n | DS | about any material; set noun |
abdomen | thûn | n | NL < SV & most major dialects “thlûn” | |
ale | hîmb | n | NL < Westron “hîm(a)” | any brewed alcohol drink of plant origin; uncountable |
available | firg | adj | NL < Sindarin “fair” < Primitive Elvish “pheryā” | ready to/for готовый к чему-либо |
baker | mazgal | n | see “mazg” (n) | |
be hungry | harb- | v | HG < SV | |
beer | hîmb | n | NL < Westron “hîm(a)” | any brewed alcohol drink of plant origin; uncountable |
belly | thûn | n | NL < SV & most major dialects “thlûn” | |
bird | aig | n | NL < Gnomish “aigli”, Sindarin “aew” < Etym. “AIWÊ” (small bird) | |
bit | naht | n | NL < Quenya “nahta” (a bite) < Etym. “NAK” | about food; set noun |
bite | nâkh- | v | TK, DBS, LOTR, PN “Grishnákh”; ? Etym. “NAK” (to bite), Sindarin “nag”; ? Etym. “MAGH” (hand) | translation is speculative |
bitter (taste) | sâr | adj | LOS, HG < Quenya “sára”, Noldorin “saer” < Etym. “SAG” | |
bowels | khurg | n | DS | |
bread | mazg | n | NL < LOS “mûz” (changed to avoid cognates) < Quenya “masta” < Etym. “MBAS”, “MASAG” (knead); compare with “lembas”; compare with Primitive Elvish “mazga” (soft) | uncountable |
breakfast | ashrokil | n | all major dialects “ashrokil” < TK “ash” (one) + LL “throqu-” (to devour) + SV “il” (time), lit. “first eat time” | uncountable |
broth | shâf | n | NL, merging Noldorin “salf(f)” < Etym. “SÁLAP” with DS “shog-” (to drink) | very simple or waterish soup, compare with “zau” (stew); uncountable |
bunny | tap | n | NL, fictional proto-word “tapug” < Westron (Shire) “tapuc” (PM) | any rodent with big ears |
butter | tôlf | n | NL, merging “tôm” (fat, cf.) with early Ilkorin “thilf”, Telerin “telpe” and Noldorin “tlî”; compare with all major Neo-BS dialects “talûn” < MERP < Albanian “tëlyen” | uncountable |
cake | khabr | n | NL < Quenya “havar” (a loaf of bread, cake) < Primitive Elvish “khabar” < root “KHAB” (pile, heap); may be also related to root “KOR” (round) | |
cannibal | zarg | n | NL < Qenya “sarqin(di)” (a race of cannibal ogres in BOLT) | |
carouse | dafr- | v | LOS, HG < SV “dafar” < MERP; compare with Gnomish “dair” (play, merriment) < Etym. “TYAL” (play) | |
carrion | mârsh | n | NL < SV “marsh” < MERP; changed to avoid confusion with question particle “mar” | dead flesh, rotten meat; uncountable |
carrot | sûlg | n | NL < Middle-Quenya “sulka” < Etym. “SÚLUK” (edible root) | |
celebration | birt | n | NL < Quenya “meren(de)”, Noldorin “bereth” < Etym. “MBER” | |
cheese | gurth | n | NL < LOS “gur” (changed due to a lot of cognates), Gnomish “curtha” (to make cheese), “cûr” (n), Noldorin “corn” + Qenya “tyur”; accidental resemblance with names of Turkic varieties of hard cheese: “qur(u)t”, “kurut”, “gurt” – which probably means “dried” | uncountable |
chill | graz | adj | LOS < SV | |
clean | yol- | v | NL < Sindarin “iôl” | clean with water |
cold | graz | adj | LOS < SV | |
coney | tap | n | NL, fictional proto-word “tapug” < Westron (Shire) “tapuc” (PM) | any rodent with big ears |
cook | throbal | n | see “throb-” | |
cool (weather) | graz | adj | LOS < SV | |
cucumber | kôlz | n | NL < Qenya “kolosta” | |
cup | gulf | n | NL, merging LP “iulv” < Sindarin “ylf” with EH “k(h)ilub” < Quenya “yulma”; resemblance to English “gulp” is accidental | vessel for drinking with stalk/stem but without handle |
decay | nirg- | v | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
delicious | thaikûrz | adj | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | |
devour | throkh- | v | SV < LL “throqu-”; compare with Gnomish “tercha” (to devour, destroy) | |
diet | hôr | n | ZA (nutrition, nourishment, food) | |
digest | thûn- | v | NL, see “thûn” (n) | |
dough | mugsh | n | LOS “mugsh” < MB (vomit; dough; paste); compare with Ilkorin “maig” (dough) < Primitive Elvish “mazgē” < Etym. “MASAG” (knead); compare with “mazg” (bread) | may be used as euphemism for “vomit”; uncountable |
draught | akr | n | LOS | |
drink | akr | n | LOS | |
drink | akr- | v | LOS | |
drink | shog- | v | DS < Eldarin “suk-”, “sok-” < Etym. “SUK”; Primitive Elvish also “soko”, “sog” (drink, gulp, quaff, drain); compare with English “suck”, Russian “сок” (juice), Latin “sugere” (to suck), “succus” (juice); probably common Indo-European word of sound-imitating origin; also “soup”, “sip” and many others; compare with “zug-” (to suck) | |
eat | throkh- | v | SV < LL “throqu-”; compare with Gnomish “tercha” (to devour, destroy) | |
edible | throkhat | gerv | gerundive from “throkh-” (to eat); lit. “to be eaten” | |
egg | fird | n | NL, merging LOS “fîl” (bird), Hurrian “erade” (bird), Gnomish “uitha” (to lay eggs) with NL “fir” (to mate) | |
fat | tôm | n | NL < LOS “tûm” < MB, SV “tû” (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | uncountable |
fat | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
feast | birt | n | NL < Quenya “meren(de)”, Noldorin “bereth” < Etym. “MBER” | |
feast | dafr- | v | LOS, HG < SV “dafar” < MERP; compare with Gnomish “dair” (play, merriment) < Etym. “TYAL” (play) | |
feed | gazhk | n | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | add suffix “-urm” or “-aut” for process of feeding; uncountable |
feed | gazhk- | v | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | |
fester | nirg- | v | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
festival | birt | n | NL < Quenya “meren(de)”, Noldorin “bereth” < Etym. “MBER” | |
fish | skab | n | NL < Etym. “SKAL”[2] | |
flabby | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
flavour | thaik- | v | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | originally sound-imitating word; to sense the taste and odour, not to be tasty |
flesh | âps | n | LOS < Quenya “apsa” (cooked food, meat), Etym. “AP” | more like meal (for cooking) uncountable |
flour | por | n | NL < Etym. “POR” | uncountable молотое зерно |
fodder | gazhk | n | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | add suffix “-urm” or “-aut” for process of feeding; uncountable |
food | throk | n | NL < SV “throku”, ZA “thrôkur” < SV “throkh-” (v., to eat) < LL “throqu-” | uncountable |
forage | gazhk | n | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | add suffix “-urm” or “-aut” for process of feeding; uncountable |
fragment | shirz | n | DS | about any material; set noun |
fresh | gin | adj | DS (only “new”), probably from Etym. “GWEN” (fresh) which gives the same Quenya word “vinya”, from which “fîn” is taken | |
fruit | gau | n | NL < Quenya “yávë” < Etym. “YAB” | may also refer to vegetables |
glass | gulf | n | NL, merging LP “iulv” < Sindarin “ylf” with EH “k(h)ilub” < Quenya “yulma”; resemblance to English “gulp” is accidental | vessel for drinking with stalk/stem but without handle |
gnaw | naid- | v | NL < Etym. “NYAD”; compare with Primitive Elvish “nyadrō” (rat) | |
goblet | gulf | n | NL, merging LP “iulv” < Sindarin “ylf” with EH “k(h)ilub” < Quenya “yulma”; resemblance to English “gulp” is accidental | vessel for drinking with stalk/stem but without handle |
grain | blûz | n | NL, merging Gnomish “bloss” (wheat), Qenya “mul” (to grind) of same origin with all major dialects “blûg” < MERP (to grind, mill) < Albanian “bluaj” (to grind) | incl. “grain of sand” etc.; probably an equivalent of Latin “semen” |
grain | sru | n | LOS < MB < SV; compare with SV “srû” (fruit) | any grain culture (corn, barley, wheat, etc.) |
grease | tôm | n | NL < LOS “tûm” < MB, SV “tû” (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | uncountable |
gulp | akr | n | LOS | |
gut | hosh | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, VT 26 | |
guts | hosh | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, VT 26 | |
guts | khurg | n | DS | |
hare | tap | n | NL, fictional proto-word “tapug” < Westron (Shire) “tapuc” (PM) | any rodent with big ears |
honey | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
hunger | harb- | v | HG < SV | |
ice | gogh | n | NL < Sindarin “gochel” (a mass of ice) < Etym. “KHEL” | uncountable |
juice | saub | n | NL < Etym. “SAB”; compare Noldorin “saw”, Quenya “sáve”, Primitive Elvish “sāba” | juice of fruit or flower; uncountable |
kitchen | throbamb | n | NL < “throb-” (to cook) + suffix “-amb”; lit. “cookery”; see corresponding articles | |
lick | lâp- | v | NL < “lâm”, merging various word from Etym. roots “LAB” and “SÁLAP” (lick, lick up) | lick, lick up |
liver | slârg | n | NL, merging LOS “slai-” (to live), “sâr” (bitter) and “snâg” (soft, smooth) | |
loaf | gurn | n | NL < Noldorin “gorn” (loaf), Qenya “korne” < Etym. “KOR” (round); compare with LOS “kurn” (around) | |
lunch | ashrokil | n | all major dialects “ashrokil” < TK “ash” (one) + LL “throqu-” (to devour) + SV “il” (time), lit. “first eat time” | uncountable |
mead | gabh | n | NL < LOS “gabhîk” < SV, MERP “gavîk”; coincidental but good resemblance with NL “gau” (fruit) | any fermented/fretted alcohol drink of plant origin; uncountable |
mead | mirb | n | ZB < ZA “mirub” < Valarin | more like mead; uncountable |
meal | por | n | NL < Etym. “POR” | uncountable молотое зерно |
meat | âps | n | LOS < Quenya “apsa” (cooked food, meat), Etym. “AP” | more like meal (for cooking) uncountable |
menu | hôr | n | ZA (nutrition, nourishment, food) | |
milk | gazb | n | NL, merging “gag” (cow), “saub” (juice) and “gazhb-” (to suckle) – see corresponding articles | uncountable |
new | gin | adj | DS (only “new”), probably from Etym. “GWEN” (fresh) which gives the same Quenya word “vinya”, from which “fîn” is taken | |
nibble | naid- | v | NL < Etym. “NYAD”; compare with Primitive Elvish “nyadrō” (rat) | |
nourish | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
nourishment | hôr | n | ZA (nutrition, nourishment, food) | |
nutrition | hôr | n | ZA (nutrition, nourishment, food) | |
oat | ruth | n | NL < Gnomish “ruthli” | uncountable |
offal | mârsh | n | NL < SV “marsh” < MERP; changed to avoid confusion with question particle “mar” | dead flesh, rotten meat; uncountable |
oil | tôm | n | NL < LOS “tûm” < MB, SV “tû” (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | uncountable |
party | dafr- | v | LOS, HG < SV “dafar” < MERP; compare with Gnomish “dair” (play, merriment) < Etym. “TYAL” (play) | |
paste | mugsh | n | LOS “mugsh” < MB (vomit; dough; paste); compare with Ilkorin “maig” (dough) < Primitive Elvish “mazgē” < Etym. “MASAG” (knead); compare with “mazg” (bread) | may be used as euphemism for “vomit”; uncountable |
peel | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
picnic | shrakhnaht | n | NL, lit. “pick bits” in analogy with French “pique-nique” (to pick small things) | |
pie | khabr | n | NL < Quenya “havar” (a loaf of bread, cake) < Primitive Elvish “khabar” < root “KHAB” (pile, heap); may be also related to root “KOR” (round) | |
piece | naht | n | NL < Quenya “nahta” (a bite) < Etym. “NAK” | about food; set noun |
piece | shirz | n | DS | about any material; set noun |
porky | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
potato | firdbugh | n | NL, lit. “egg-root” < LOS, SV, HG “bughnrakh” (potato, lit. “root-ball”, “root-egg”); see “fird”, “bugh” | в т.ч. 1 штука |
potato | ghâmporb | n | NL, lit. “earth-apple”; see “ghâmp”, “orb”; compare with Neo-Quenya “cemorva” | может относится к 1 плоду |
potion | shogurm | n | NL, see “shog-” | |
prepared | firg | adj | NL < Sindarin “fair” < Primitive Elvish “pheryā” | ready to/for готовый к чему-либо |
rabbit | tap | n | NL, fictional proto-word “tapug” < Westron (Shire) “tapuc” (PM) | any rodent with big ears |
ration | hôr | n | ZA (nutrition, nourishment, food) | |
raw (food) | graz | adj | LOS < SV | |
ready | firg | adj | NL < Sindarin “fair” < Primitive Elvish “pheryā” | ready to/for готовый к чему-либо |
revel | birt | n | NL < Quenya “meren(de)”, Noldorin “bereth” < Etym. “MBER” | |
revel | dafr- | v | LOS, HG < SV “dafar” < MERP; compare with Gnomish “dair” (play, merriment) < Etym. “TYAL” (play) | |
rind | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
root | bugh | n | LOS (root, origin) < MB, SV “bughn” (root, origin, source, beginning) | more literal meaning than in other dialects |
rot | nirg- | v | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
rotten | nirgûrz | adj | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | |
salt | kaish | n | NL < Hurrian “kiaše” (sea) | uncountable |
sausage | dhîlâps | n | NL, lit. “stuff-meat”; see “dhîl”, “âps” | |
savour | thaik- | v | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | originally sound-imitating word; to sense the taste and odour, not to be tasty |
savour | thaikûrz | adj | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | |
seasoning | bim | n | HG < LOS, SV ”bulmos” < MERP | |
seed | blûz | n | NL, merging Gnomish “bloss” (wheat), Qenya “mul” (to grind) of same origin with all major dialects “blûg” < MERP (to grind, mill) < Albanian “bluaj” (to grind) | incl. “grain of sand” etc.; probably an equivalent of Latin “semen” |
seed | sru | n | LOS < MB < SV; compare with SV “srû” (fruit) | any grain culture (corn, barley, wheat, etc.) |
sip | akr | n | LOS | |
skin | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
smack | thaik- | v | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | originally sound-imitating word; to sense the taste and odour, not to be tasty |
soup | shâf | n | NL, merging Noldorin “salf(f)” < Etym. “SÁLAP” with DS “shog-” (to drink) | very simple or waterish soup, compare with “zau” (stew); uncountable |
soup | zauf | n | NL < “shâf” + LOS “zau”, to avoid confusion with other dialects and rid off connection to Albanian “ziej”; see also “zâpsh-” (v) | very thick soup; uncountable густой, наваристый суп; подливка; тушёные овощи или мясо |
spice | bim | n | HG < LOS, SV ”bulmos” < MERP | |
starve | harb- | v | HG < SV | |
stew | zauf | n | NL < “shâf” + LOS “zau”, to avoid confusion with other dialects and rid off connection to Albanian “ziej”; see also “zâpsh-” (v) | very thick soup; uncountable густой, наваристый суп; подливка; тушёные овощи или мясо |
stomach | thûn | n | NL < SV & most major dialects “thlûn” | |
stomach | thûn- | v | NL, see “thûn” (n) | |
suck | zug- | v | NL < LOS “zug” (lip) < MB < SV “zugl” (border); LOS, SV, MB “zu-” (to suck); compare with “shog-” (to drink) | |
suckle | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
sugar | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
swallow | throkh- | v | SV < LL “throqu-”; compare with Gnomish “tercha” (to devour, destroy) | |
sweet | mâth | adj | LOS, SV < MB | |
syrup | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
take care | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
tart | khabr | n | NL < Quenya “havar” (a loaf of bread, cake) < Primitive Elvish “khabar” < root “KHAB” (pile, heap); may be also related to root “KOR” (round) | |
taste | shaub- | v | NL, merging HG “ib” < SV “gusn-” (sic!) (to feel, sense) with SV “shîgog” < MERP < Albanian “shijoj” | to sense a taste |
taste | thaik- | v | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | originally sound-imitating word; to sense the taste and odour, not to be tasty |
tasty | thaikûrz | adj | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | |
thick | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
vomit | hih- | v | NL < Noldorin “hich” | |
wash | yol- | v | NL < Sindarin “iôl” | clean with water |
water | nîn | n | LOS < Quenya “nén”; compare with Westron “nîn” | uncountable |
wine | gabh | n | NL < LOS “gabhîk” < SV, MERP “gavîk”; coincidental but good resemblance with NL “gau” (fruit) | any fermented/fretted alcohol drink of plant origin; uncountable |
wine | mirb | n | ZB < ZA “mirub” < Valarin | more like mead; uncountable |
yummy | thaikûrz | adj | NL < merging Primitive Elvish “TYAVA” (to savour, taste) with Gnomish “côf” written reversed | |
zest | bim | n | HG < LOS, SV ”bulmos” < MERP |
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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barrel | kralt | n | NL < Primitive Elvish “keréldǝ”, Gnomish “ceral” | |
beaker | kolk | n | SV, MERP < Albanian “qelq” (drinking glass) < Latin “calicis”; compare with Quenya “calca” (glass), Gnomish “celc”, seems also of Latin origin | also “drinking glass”; vessel for drinking without handle and without stalk/stem |
bottle | ulp | n | NL, merging Qenya “olpe” (bottle) with Gnomish “ulm”, Qenya “ulma” (flagon, jar) < Primitive Elvish “ḷma” | |
cauldron | tâm | n | NL < Quenya “tambe” (pot), Qenya “tambin” (cauldron), Gnomish “tambos” | |
cookware | kus | n | SV, MERP (kettle, cauldron, pan), probably from Turkic “kazan” or Albanian “kosh” (basket) | any utensils for cooking on fire: pot, kettle, cauldron, pan посуда для готовки на огне |
cup | zulm | n | NL, merging “zan” (all major dialects) < MERP with Quenya “yulma” (cup, goblet) < root “YUL” (to drink) | vessel for drinking with handle but without stalk/stem |
desk | dâlt | n | LOS < Noldorin “dalath” (flat surface) ? | for eating, work |
dish | fon | n | NL < Qenya “vene” (small boat, vessel, dish) | any shallow or flat vessel |
flagon | ulp | n | NL, merging Qenya “olpe” (bottle) with Gnomish “ulm”, Qenya “ulma” (flagon, jar) < Primitive Elvish “ḷma” | |
flask | ulp | n | NL, merging Qenya “olpe” (bottle) with Gnomish “ulm”, Qenya “ulma” (flagon, jar) < Primitive Elvish “ḷma” | |
fork | baug | n | all major BS dialects < MERP | |
kiln | hazh | n | NL, merging TK “ghâsh” (fire) with Qenya “hus”, “usta” (to burn) < early Primitive Elvish root “ƷUÐU” | |
mug | kolk | n | SV, MERP < Albanian “qelq” (drinking glass) < Latin “calicis”; compare with Quenya “calca” (glass), Gnomish “celc”, seems also of Latin origin | also “drinking glass”; vessel for drinking without handle and without stalk/stem |
mug | zulm | n | NL, merging “zan” (all major dialects) < MERP with Quenya “yulma” (cup, goblet) < root “YUL” (to drink) | vessel for drinking with handle but without stalk/stem |
oven | hazh | n | NL, merging TK “ghâsh” (fire) with Qenya “hus”, “usta” (to burn) < early Primitive Elvish root “ƷUÐU” | |
plate | fon | n | NL < Qenya “vene” (small boat, vessel, dish) | any shallow or flat vessel |
pot (large) | tâm | n | NL < Quenya “tambe” (pot), Qenya “tambin” (cauldron), Gnomish “tambos” | |
saucer | fon | n | NL < Qenya “vene” (small boat, vessel, dish) | any shallow or flat vessel |
spoon | sâlp | n | NL < Gnomish “salfinc” < Etym. “SALAP” (to lick) merged with “zalb” (shovel) | |
stove | hazh | n | NL, merging TK “ghâsh” (fire) with Qenya “hus”, “usta” (to burn) < early Primitive Elvish root “ƷUÐU” | |
table | dâlt | n | LOS < Noldorin “dalath” (flat surface) ? | for eating, work |
tray | fon | n | NL < Qenya “vene” (small boat, vessel, dish) | any shallow or flat vessel |
tumbler | kolk | n | SV, MERP < Albanian “qelq” (drinking glass) < Latin “calicis”; compare with Quenya “calca” (glass), Gnomish “celc”, seems also of Latin origin | also “drinking glass”; vessel for drinking without handle and without stalk/stem |
utensil | kus | n | SV, MERP (kettle, cauldron, pan), probably from Turkic “kazan” or Albanian “kosh” (basket) | any utensils for cooking on fire: pot, kettle, cauldron, pan посуда для готовки на огне |
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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(de)bone | takh- | v | NL, see “takh” (n) | to remove bones from meat |
acetum | kulz | n | HG (only “acid”) | uncountable |
acid | kulz | n | HG (only “acid”) | uncountable |
bake | mazg- | v | see “mazg” (n) | to cook in oven; dry pottery or clay bricks |
blend | ost- | v | NL < Quenya “ostimë” (blend, n.) | to put two or more substances together |
boil | zugsh- | v | NL < HG “zu-” (to cook, boil, stew) < LOS and all major dialects “zau-” < MERP < Albanian “ziej”; changed according to Nûrlâm's phonetical rules and to minimize similarity with Albanian; merged with “shog-” (to drink) and “ghâsh-” (to burn); | to heat to make liquid bubble |
brew | dhîm- | v | NL < LOS “zîm-” < MERP; changed to avoid cognates | |
clot | turth- | v | NL < Qenya “tyuru” (to curdle), “tyurda” (curdled), Gnomish “curtha” (to curdle, make cheese) < early Primitive Elvish roots “KYURU” < “TYURU”; see also “gurth” (cheese) | about milk, blood; usually intransitive |
coagulate | turth- | v | NL < Qenya “tyuru” (to curdle), “tyurda” (curdled), Gnomish “curtha” (to curdle, make cheese) < early Primitive Elvish roots “KYURU” < “TYURU”; see also “gurth” (cheese) | about milk, blood; usually intransitive |
concoct | dhîm- | v | NL < LOS “zîm-” < MERP; changed to avoid cognates | |
congeal | turth- | v | NL < Qenya “tyuru” (to curdle), “tyurda” (curdled), Gnomish “curtha” (to curdle, make cheese) < early Primitive Elvish roots “KYURU” < “TYURU”; see also “gurth” (cheese) | about milk, blood; usually intransitive |
cook | throb- | v | NL, merging SV “throkh-” (cf.) < LL “throqu-” with Gnomish “brath-” < Etym. “MBAS” (cook, bake) written reversed | |
curdle | turth- | v | NL < Qenya “tyuru” (to curdle), “tyurda” (curdled), Gnomish “curtha” (to curdle, make cheese) < early Primitive Elvish roots “KYURU” < “TYURU”; see also “gurth” (cheese) | about milk, blood; usually intransitive |
fillet | takh- | v | NL, see “takh” (n) | to remove bones from meat |
fry | zhîz- | v | NL < Qenya “sisi” (to scorch, singe, fry); resemblance to Turkic meal “Jiz-Biz” is accidental | to cook in fat, oil готовить в жире, масле |
gammon | bhraf- | v | LOS < MB “bhrev” | |
gather | srunt- | v | NL, merging SV “sru” with fictional proto-word “skrinkht” to connect “shrakh-” and “srinkh-” with Sindarin “critha-” (reap) < Etym. “KIRIK” (gather, collect, reap), Primitive Elvish “k'rikta-” | may be used as euphemism for “pillage, plunder” |
grill | rozg- | v | NL < Gnomish “ras” (to scorch, toast), past tense “rôsi”, “rasc” (toasted bread); compare with Etym. “RŪSKA” (brown) | cook directly on open fire without utensils (but may be on grill) обжаривать на открытом огне: на вертеле, шампурах; решётке, но не в посуде |
harvest | srunt- | v | NL, merging SV “sru” with fictional proto-word “skrinkht” to connect “shrakh-” and “srinkh-” with Sindarin “critha-” (reap) < Etym. “KIRIK” (gather, collect, reap), Primitive Elvish “k'rikta-” | may be used as euphemism for “pillage, plunder” |
infuse | dhîm- | v | NL < LOS “zîm-” < MERP; changed to avoid cognates | |
kiln | hazh | n | NL, merging TK “ghâsh” (fire) with Qenya “hus”, “usta” (to burn) < early Primitive Elvish root “ƷUÐU” | |
mash | marzh- | v | NL, merging SV “margz-” (to crush, smash) < MERP “marzgi” with Primitive Elvish roots “MḶÐḶ”, “MLŘL”, “MALA” (to crush, squeeze, pound, pulp), Qenya “mald” (pound, crush), “mal” (crush, squeeze), “amalda”, “malasta” (soft, tender) | like in “mashed potatoes”; to crush, squeeze into soft pulpy mass, usually together with hot water делать пюре, паштет |
mix | ost- | v | NL < Quenya “ostimë” (blend, n.) | to put two or more substances together |
muddle up | ost- | v | NL < Quenya “ostimë” (blend, n.) | to put two or more substances together |
oven | hazh | n | NL, merging TK “ghâsh” (fire) with Qenya “hus”, “usta” (to burn) < early Primitive Elvish root “ƷUÐU” | |
prepare (food) | throb- | v | NL, merging SV “throkh-” (cf.) < LL “throqu-” with Gnomish “brath-” < Etym. “MBAS” (cook, bake) written reversed | |
pulp | marzh- | v | NL, merging SV “margz-” (to crush, smash) < MERP “marzgi” with Primitive Elvish roots “MḶÐḶ”, “MLŘL”, “MALA” (to crush, squeeze, pound, pulp), Qenya “mald” (pound, crush), “mal” (crush, squeeze), “amalda”, “malasta” (soft, tender) | like in “mashed potatoes”; to crush, squeeze into soft pulpy mass, usually together with hot water делать пюре, паштет |
reap | srunt- | v | NL, merging SV “sru” with fictional proto-word “skrinkht” to connect “shrakh-” and “srinkh-” with Sindarin “critha-” (reap) < Etym. “KIRIK” (gather, collect, reap), Primitive Elvish “k'rikta-” | may be used as euphemism for “pillage, plunder” |
roast | ghaur- | v | LOS | cook on high heat; cook in uncovered utensil; cook in sand, ashes готовить в октрытой посуде; жарить на сильном огне; запекать в золе, земле и т.п. |
scorch | rozg- | v | NL < Gnomish “ras” (to scorch, toast), past tense “rôsi”, “rasc” (toasted bread); compare with Etym. “RŪSKA” (brown) | cook directly on open fire without utensils (but may be on grill) обжаривать на открытом огне: на вертеле, шампурах; решётке, но не в посуде |
smoke (dry) | bhraf- | v | LOS < MB “bhrev” | |
sour | paip- | v | NL < Gnomish “paib-” | mostly about milk |
stew | zâpsh- | v | NL, merging LOS “zau” (soup, stew) < MERP “zau-” (to cook) < Albanian “ziej” (to stew) with “âps” and “zugsh-” | to cook in liquid slowly almost without boiling in closed dish готовить на медленном огне в умеренном количестве жидкости, обычно в закрытой посуде |
stir | khirg- | v | NL, merging “kurg-” (to turn) with Qenya “qiri-” (to stir, make spin) | |
stove | hazh | n | NL, merging TK “ghâsh” (fire) with Qenya “hus”, “usta” (to burn) < early Primitive Elvish root “ƷUÐU” | |
toast | rozg- | v | NL < Gnomish “ras” (to scorch, toast), past tense “rôsi”, “rasc” (toasted bread); compare with Etym. “RŪSKA” (brown) | cook directly on open fire without utensils (but may be on grill) обжаривать на открытом огне: на вертеле, шампурах; решётке, но не в посуде |
vinegar | kulz | n | HG (only “acid”) | uncountable |