Kugaaruk

English

Etymology

From Inuktitut Kugaaruk, from ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ (koocaaryok) or ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ (koocaarrok) (lit. little stream).

Proper noun

Kugaaruk

  1. A hamlet on a stream on the Simpson Peninsula that enters Pelly Bay in Nunavut.

Synonyms

  • (hamlet on Pelly Bay): Pelly Bay (former name)

Hypernyms

  • Arviligjuaq (the region around Kugaaruk)

Translations

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut Kugaaruk, from ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ (koocaaryok) or ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ (koocaarrok) (lit. little stream).

Proper noun

Kugaaruk ?

  1. Kugaaruk (a hamlet)

Hypernyms

  • Arviligjuaq (the region around Kugaaruk)

Inuktitut

Alternative forms

  • Kuugaarjuk, ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ (koocaaryok), Kuugaarruk, ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ (koocaarrok)

Etymology

Meaning little stream, from being a small stream that enters Pelly Bay on the Simpson Peninsula.

Proper noun

Kugaaruk

  1. A stream on the Simpson Peninsula that enters Pelly Bay, on the mainland in Nunavut.
  2. A traditional Inuit meeting and campsite on the stream near Pelly Bay.
  3. Kugaaruk; A hamlet in Nunavut on Pelly Bay.

Hypernyms

  • Arviligjuaq (the region around Kugaaruk)

Descendants

  • English: Kugaaruk
  • French: Kugaaruk
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