Q. Valarauko pn. “Demon of Might”
Quenya name for a Balrog, a combination of some derivative of the root √BAL “power” with rauco “demon” (SA/rauko, val; PE17/48). It also appeared as Valarauka (PE17/48).
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s, their name was either ᴱQ. Valkarauke “*Cruel Demon” or ᴱQ. Malkarauke “*Torment Demon” (QL/58, 60, 101-2). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the second form reappeared as ᴹQ. Malarauko of similar meaning (Ety/RUK), but in this conceptual period it seems to be a loan word from either Noldorin or Orcish (LR/404). The forms Valarauka or Valarauko emerged in Tolkien’s later writing (PE17/48, WJ/415).
References ✧ MRI/Valaraukar; PE17/48; S/31; SA/rauko, val; SI/Balrog, Valaraukar; WJ/415; WJI
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Valaraukar | plural | ✧ MRI/Valaraukar; PE17/48; SA/rauko; SA/val | |
| Valaraukar | plural | “Demons of Terror” | ✧ S/31 |
| Valaraukar | plural | “Demons of Might” | ✧ SI/Valaraukar: [irregular plural] |
Elements
| √BAL | “power; powerful, mighty; have power” | ✧ PE17/48; PE17/48 | |
| rauco | “demon, powerful hostile and terrible creature” | ✧ PE17/48 (rauka); PE17/48 (rauka); SA/rauko (rauko); WJ/415 (rauko) | |
| Vala | “(Angelic) Power, ‘God’, Authority” | prefix | ✧ SA/val (val-) |
Cognates
ᴹQ. Malarauko pn. “Balrog”
References ✧ Ety/RUK; LR/404; LRI/Balrog, Malaroko
Glosses
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Elements
| rauko | “demon” | ✧ Ety/RUK |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Malkarauke pn.
References ✧ GL/21; LT1A/Balrog; LT2A/Malkarauki; LT2I/Malkarauki; PE13/99, 102; PE14/9; QL/32, 58, 60
Variations
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Changes
Inflections
| MALKARAUKI | plural | “fire-demons” | ✧ PE13/99 |
| Malkarauki | plural | ✧ LT2A/Malkarauki | |
| Malkarauki | plural | “Balrogs” | ✧ LT2I/Malkarauki |
| malkarauki | plural | ✧ PE13/102; QL/32; QL/58; QL/60 | |
| malkarauki | plural | “balrogs” | ✧ PE14/9 |
| melkaraukar | plural | ✧ QL/60 | |
| melkaraukir | plural | “fire demon, Melko’s demons” | ✧ QL/60 |
Elements
| malkane | “torture” | ✧ LT1A/Balrog | |
| (a)rauke | “demon, fiend” | ✧ LT1A/Balrog (araukë); QL/32 (ARAUKE); QL/60 (rauki) | |
| malka | “giving pain, hurtful” | ✧ QL/58 (malka) | |
| Melko | ✧ QL/60 | ||
Cognates
Derivations
ᴱQ. Valkarauke pn.
References ✧ LT1A/Balrog; QL/58, 101
Variations
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Inflections
| valkarauki | plural | ✧ QL/58; QL/101 |
Elements
| valka¹ | “cruel, bitter” | ✧ QL/101 |
| (a)rauke | “demon, fiend” |
Cognates