qaqqaq
See also: Qaqqaq
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *qatqa- (“mountain, reach the top”), from Proto-Eskimo *qarǝ-qa- (“mountain, hill, climb up”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qaqqaq (plural qaqqat)
- mountain, rock
- 2017 August 5, Trine Juncher Jørgensen, “Ilisimatusartut qaqqat akissutissarsiorfigaat”, in Sermitsiaq:
- Ilisimatusartut GEUS-imeersut Nuugaatsiap qaqqai misissoqqissaarlugit aallartipput.
- Scientists from GEUS have begun to meticulously investigate the fjelds of Nuugaatsiaq.
Declension edit
Inuktitut edit
Noun edit
qaqqaq