[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tIngDagh

[Philip Newton]

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 15:30, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
> The word {HurDagh} refers to any of these stringed instruments, of which there are several different types, the most commonly found being the relatively small {Supghew}. The midsize {leSpal} is fairly widely used, while the large {tIngDagh} is rarely heard except in conjunction with the performance of an opera.

Is there a pun in {tIngDagh}?

{Supghew} is a "jumping bug" aka {'uku lele} in Hawai'ian, while
{leSpal} sounds like a Gibson "Les Paul" electric guitar, but I don't
know what a {tIngDagh} could be.

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <philip.newton at gmail.com>