tuugaaq
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *tuu- (“tusk, ivory, ice pick, chisel, poke”), from Proto-Eskimo *tuɣǝ- (“tusk, to pick with sharp instrument”). Compare tooq (“ice pick”), and toorpaa (“thrusts at”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tuugaaq (plural tuugaat)
Declension edit
Inuktitut edit
Noun edit
tuugaaq
- Latin spelling of ᑑᒑᖅ (toocaaq)