sooq

English

Noun

sooq (plural sooqs)

1. Alternative spelling of souq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *cu-na (“what, why, what to do”), from Proto-Eskimo *ca-ŋu- (“what, what to do”). Compare suna (“what”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /suuq/, [sɔːq]

Adverb

sooq

1. why
   • 2016 December 14, Anja Rosa, "USA-mut timmisartorneq aamma Nuummi diplomatit", Sermitsiaq (newspaper)

     Sooq atajuartussanik Amerikamiut aamma Canadamiut sinniisoqarfiinik ukiut sisamat tulliuttut iluini Nuummi pilersitsinissaq isumaliutigissanngilarput, Vittus Qujaukitsoq aperivoq

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