Appendix:Sindarin/lhûg

Etymology
Modified from lûg (‘snake’) and ulug (‘dragon’) in Tolkien’s earlier conception of the language (‘Gnomish’). Diegetically explained as inherited from Primitive Elvish *slōkō, and so cognate to 🇨🇬; however, the latter shows irregular development in its final vowel, instead suggesting Primitive Elvish *slōkī.

Noun

 * 1) reptile in general, crawling creature, worm (in the archaic sense)
 * 2) snake, serpent
 * 3) dragon
 * 1) dragon