kanngussak

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kanŋu-ja- (“copper”), from Proto-Eskimo *kanɣu-ja- (“copper”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kaŋŋussak/, [kəŋ.ŋʊs.sək]

Noun

kanngussak (plural kanngussaat)

1. copper

Derived terms

• kanngussak qaqortoq (“brass”)
• kanngussak manngertoq (“brass”)

References

• kanngussak in Katersat