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

[Steven Boozer]

Hmm, looking at it... [something] + DOG perhaps? 

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Newton [mailto:philip.newton at gmail.com]
> 
>> 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.
>