Common Lexeme

luh

Keywords: animals, wildlife, fantasy, violence

Pronunciation (IPA): lux 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class:  
Forms: luh, luhatuin 
Glosses: wolf, werewolf, violent person 

Description:

The term 'luh' refers to a wolf. It comes form Old Common and appears to have some intentional resemblance to 'paluh', 'dog'. The derived form 'luhatuin' was coined to translate the work 'werewolf' from fantasy fiction, and became by extension used as a word for some terrifically violent person.

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