qooroq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kurǝɣ (“river, flow, stream, valley”), from Proto-Eskimo *kurǝɣ (“river”). Compare kuuk (“river”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /quuruq/, [qɔː.ʁɔq]

Noun

qooroq (plural qooqqut)

1. valley

Further reading

• DAKA