John Cowan wrote:
> Trebor Jung scripsit:
> > I'm not Trebor Gnuj because I find Gnuj extremely ugly.
>
> Well, if you pronounce it [gnuj] it sounds quite good, I think.
I concur. And [gnUdZ] isn't too bad either. Isn't there a Turkish eggplant
dish called baba ganouj or similar?
>
> > And I'm not even Trebor Nguj because Nguj is about as ugly as Gnuj. (One
might
> > reason that since <ng> is a digraph the form should be <Nguj>.)
>
> Well, [Nuj] is also good.
Right. Furthermore, /Nuj/-- most likely [NUj] or [Noj]-- is a possible
final syllable in Tagalog. However it would be written "-ngoy"