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

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

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

Related

• ᴱN. Tunglin “Folk of the Harp” may be related to tong “taut, tight; resonant (of strings)”

Cognates

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

[tuŋgā] > [tuŋga] > [toŋga] > [toŋg] > [toŋ]

✧ Ety/TUG