qiteq
Greenlandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half, middle finger”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half”). Compare qiterleq (“middle finger”).
Noun edit
qiteq (plural qeqqit, and qitit)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly related to Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝɣ- ("to play games")”)
Noun edit
qiteq (plural qeqqit, and qitit)
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝʁ (“lean back, lower back, waist, spinal cord, marrow”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝʁ (“back, spinal area, backbone”).