ᴹQ. tunga adj. “taut, tight; resonant (of strings)” (Category: Harp, Lute)
An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “taut, tight (of strings, resonant)” derived from ᴹ✶tungā under the root ᴹ√TUG having to do with strength (Ety/TUG).
Conceptual Development: Early Qenya word-lists of the 1910s has ᴱQ. tunga “thick, dense”, but its relationship to other roots and words from this period is unclear (PE16/145).
Reference ✧ Ety/TUG ✧ “taut, tight (of strings: resonant)”
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| ᴹ✶tungā > tunga | [tuŋgā] > [tuŋga] | ✧ Ety/TUG |
ᴱQ. tunga adj. “thick, dense” (Category: Thick (in Density))
Reference ✧ PE16/145 ✧ “thick, dense”