7.12: House Q. cöa n. “house; outhouse, shed, hut, booth; building used for a dwelling or other purposes; †body” The most general Quenya word for “house” or small building derived from √KAW “shelter” (PE17/107; VT47/35; WJ/369). As Tolkien described it in notes from the late 1960s: From √KAW was made
Elvish Words – Dwelling and Furniture
Select Elvish Words 7.11: to Live, Dwell
7.11 to Live, Dwell ᴱQ. laulema adj. “inhabiting” A word appearing as ᴱQ. laulema “inhabiting” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently an adjectival form of ᴱQ. laulemo “inhabitant” (QL/52). Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. laulemo “inhabitant” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. laulema “inhabiting” as well.
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