kangoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kaŋu- (“snow goose”), from Proto-Eskimo *kaŋ(r)u (“polar goose”). Compare Inuktitut ᑲᖑᖅ (kangoq).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kaŋuq/, [kə.ŋɔq]

Noun

kangoq (plural kangut)

1. snow goose (Chen caerulescens)