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Qenya 

tunga

adjective. taut, tight; resonant (of strings)

Cognates

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

Derivations

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

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tungā > tunga[tuŋgā] > [tuŋga]✧ Ety/TUG