What do elves call themselves?

The Elves, who called themselves the Quendi
Quendi
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Elves are a fictional race inhabiting Middle-earth in the remote past. Unlike Men and Dwarves, Elves are immortal. They appear in The Hobbit and in The Lord of the Rings, but their history is described more fully in The Silmarillion.
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(Q.: "Speakers") and who in lore are commonly referred to as Eldar (Q.: "People of the Stars"), were the first and eldest of the Children of Ilúvatar, considered the fairest and wisest of the earthly race of Arda.
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What do elves call themselves DND?

In Faerûn, surface elves call themselves Tel-Quessir which means "The People" in the elven language. In 4th edition, most of the elven subraces were classified as drow, eladrin or elves.
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What do Dwarves call themselves in LOTR?

The Dwarves called themselves Khazâd in their own language, Khuzdul. In reality, Tolkien took the names of twelve of the thirteen dwarves he used in The Hobbit (and the wizard Gandalf's name) from the Old Norse Völuspá.
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What does Tel-Quessir mean?

“Tel-quessir” is the elven word for “the people.” Likewise, “N-Tel-Quess” is the elven word for "not people" and is used to refer to races outside of the Tel-quessir.
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How many types of elves are there?

There are numerous different subraces and subcultures of elves, including aquatic elves, dark elves (drow), deep elves (rockseer), grey elves, high elves, moon elves, snow elves, sun elves, valley elves, wild elves (grugach), wood elves and winged elves (avariel).
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What is a grey elf?

Grey elves bore a resemblance to the silver elves of Faerûn. Standing nearly as tall as humans, grey elves had tall, slim builds and pale grey skin. Their hair tended to be a silver hue while their eyes were like amber. Some grey elves, known among their kind as "faeries," displayed pale-golden hair and violet eyes.
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Can elves get fat?

Elves and human share many similarities, from body type to the ability to perform magic. However, elves retain a slim, lean build throughout their life, and are incapable of becoming obese.
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How do you say Moon in Elvish?

Ithil: a Sindarin word meaning "the moon" or "(full) moon". The word can be found in Minas Ithil, Ithilien, and ithildin. In the Etymologies, Noldorin Ithil ("(poetic name of the) Moon") derives from the roots THIL/SIL.
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How do you say thorn in Elvish?

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  1. necel. Q. noun. thorn. ...
  2. necel. Q. thorn. necel ("k") noun "thorn" (PE17:55) ...
  3. sorna. Q. steadfast. sorna (þ) adj. " ...
  4. sorna. Q. adjective. steadfast. ...
  5. sorno. Q. noun. eagle. ...
  6. sorno. Q. eagle. sorno (þ) noun "eagle" (archaic thorno) _(Letters:427). ...
  7. soron. Q. noun. eagle. ...
  8. soron. Q. eagle.
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What does Mellon mean in Elvish?

mellon is the Sindarin (and Noldorin) word for "friend".
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What is a female Dwarf called?

No English word has grammatical gender. "Dwarf" can be used for a male or a female. 20.
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How old can a elf live?

An elf reaches adulthood at about 110 years of age and can live to be more than 700 years old.
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What type of elf is Legolas?

Legolas is a Sindarin Elf from the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood. His father, Thranduil, is the King of the Silvan Elves living in that realm, making Legolas the Prince of Mirkwood.
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Are high elves fey?

High elves were found most commonly either in the Feywild or on the Prime Material Plane. In the first case, high elves were found throughout all of the fey equivalent of Toril, but were particularly common in places such as Evermeet or Sildëyuir.
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Can high elves be black?

But assuming you're talking about High/Blood Elves, no. Elves tend to have a fairly narrow range of skin tones, and the Thalassians are pale. San'layn, in true vampire fashion, are somehow even more pale than their already pale base race, so that's also a no.
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What is the Elvish word for sun?

Anor (derived from the root ANÁR), the common name for the Sun in Sindarin, as seen in Minas Anor, the Gondorian province of Anórien, and elanor ("Sun-star").
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What is starlight in Elvish?

Tolkien stated that ithildin is a Sindarin name, meaning "moon-star(light"), "moonlight" or "starlight".
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How do you say Wolf in Elvish?

Draug - 'wolf'. Drego - Sindarin word which means 'Flee'.
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What is Raven in Elvish?

But the Elvhen word for raven is “raag.”
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How do you say blood in Elvish?

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  1. yár. Q. blood. yár (yar-, as in dat.sg. yaren) noun "blood"_ (YAR; the Silmarillion appendix gives _sercë instead. ...
  2. yór. Q. blood. yór noun "blood"; see yár (VT46:22) ...
  3. sercë Q. noun. blood. ...
  4. sercë Q. blood. sercë ("k")noun "blood" _(SA:sereg, PE17:184; the Etymologies gives _yár as the Quenya word for "blood")
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What is the Elvish word for dragon?

Words denoting "dragon" in Quenya are lókë and angulóke. Sindarin has lhûg and amlug.
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Do elves get sick?

Elves are immune to all diseases, and they can recover from wounds which would normally kill a mortal Man.
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What color eyes do elves have?

In the movies they all have blue eyes but in the books they are suppose to have grey/silver eyes!
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