ᴹQ. tunga adj. “taut, tight; resonant (of strings)” (Category: Harp, Lute)

ᴹQ. tunga, adj. “taut, tight; resonant (of strings)” (Category: Harp, Lute)

Reference ✧ Ety/TUG ✧ “taut, tight (of strings: resonant)”

Cognates

• Ilk. tung “taut, tight; resonant (of strings)” ✧ Ety/TUG
• N. tong “taut, tight; resonant (of strings)” ✧ Ety/TUG

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶tungā “taut, tight; resonant (of strings)” ✧ Ety/TUG
  • < ᴹ√TUG “*muscle” ✧ Ety/TUG

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶tungā > tunga

[tuŋgā] > [tuŋga]

✧ Ety/TUG

ᴱQ. tunga adj. “thick, dense” (Category: Thick (in Density))

Reference ✧ PE16/145 ✧ “thick, dense”