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'''''burárum''''' was an [[Entish]] sound or word issued by [[Treebeard]] when he spoke of the [[Orcs]]. The word is glossed as an "Entish noise of disgust".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 79</ref>
'''''burárum''''' was an [[Entish]] sound or word issued by [[Treebeard]] when he spoke of the [[Orcs]]. The word is described as a "deep rumbling noise like a discord on a great organ", signifying Treebeard's disgust at the thought of these creatures. It is glossed as an "Entish noise of disgust".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 79</ref>
 
It has been speculated that ''burárum'' may even be a part of the [[Entish]] word for "Orcs".{{who}} More likely, though, it represents a "deep rumbling noise like a discord on a great organ", signifying Treebeard's disgust at the thought of these creatures.  
 
Although we do not know the actual Entish word for Orcs (assuming it is not ''burárum''), we do have a segment of it translated into English: "evileyed-blackhanded-bowlegged-flinthearted-clawfingered-foulbellied-bloodthirsty", and also some fragments of this in [[Elvish]]: ''morimaite'' ("blackhanded") and ''sincahonda'' ("flinthearted").{{fact}}
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Revision as of 21:46, 17 December 2013

burárum was an Entish sound or word issued by Treebeard when he spoke of the Orcs. The word is described as a "deep rumbling noise like a discord on a great organ", signifying Treebeard's disgust at the thought of these creatures. It is glossed as an "Entish noise of disgust".[1]

References

  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. 79