oqaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *uqa- (“tongue, to speak, to say”), from Proto-Eskimo *uqa- (“tongue, to speak”). Compare oqarpoq (“says”), and oqaluppoq (“speaks, talks”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uqaq/, [ɔ.qɑq]

Noun

oqaq (plural oqqat)

1. tongue