Andúnë

andúnë is the poetic word for "sunset", "west", or "evening" in Quenya. The more common word for "west" is númen.

Etymology

Possible PQ *a-ndû-nê from root NDÛ.

Cognates

• Sindarin, annûn
• Adûnaic, adûn

See also

• Andúril = "Flame of the West"

References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger