naruka

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naruka is a Khuzdul word of unknown meaning, stated at one point to the possible origin of the river-name Narog. The word naruka was perhaps originally the Khuzdul name of the Petty-dwarves.[1]

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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. 47