tooq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tuu- (“tusk, ivory, ice pick, chisel, poke”), from Proto-Eskimo *tuɣǝ- (“tusk, to pick with sharp instrument”). Compare tuugaaq (“ivory, tusk”), and toorpaa (“thrusts at”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tuuq/, [tɔːq]

Noun

tooq (plural tuut)

1. icepick

Further reading

• Tersis, N. and Taverniers, P. (2010) Two Greenlandic Sea Ice Lists and Some considerations Regarding Inuit Sea Ice Terms. SIKU: Knowing Our Ice, Springer Science, pp.413-426, 2010.

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Semai *tooʔ, from Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *gtooʔ (“snail”). Cognate with Mon တု.

Noun

tooq

1. snail

See also

• kalooq