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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tIngDagh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Philip Newton)
Mon Mar 26 15:45:57 2012
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From: Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:45:18 +0200
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 15:30, Steven Boozer <sboozer@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@gmail.com>
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