ᴱN. muig n. “cat” (Category: Cat)
The word ᴱN. muig “cat” appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/150). In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien instead had G. {mio >>} miog “cat”, along with masculine and feminine variants miaug or miog “tom cat” and {miauli >>} miaulin “she-cat”. The derivation of these early forms isn’t clear.
Neo-Sindarin: I would retain ᴺS. muig “cat” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, derived from ᴹ√MIW “whine” via an abnormal vocalization: m(i)wikē > mu̯ike > muig. Elaran pointed out that a more normal development would be *mŷg < miukē.
Reference ✧ PE13/150 ✧ “cat”
G. miog n. “cat” (Category: Cat)
References ✧ GL/27, 57; LT2A/Tevildo
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G. miaug n. “tomcat” (Category: Cat)
References ✧ GL/57; LT2A/Tevildo
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G. miaulin n. “she-cat” (Category: Cat)
References ✧ GL/57; LT2A/Tevildo
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