Taatsiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

Possibly from taasaq (“the mentioned one”) or atsiaq (“one named after a deceased person”). Mentioning the real name of a deceased relative was avoided for cultural purposes.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /taatsiaq/, [təːt.t͡sɪ.ɑq]

Proper noun

Taatsiaq

  1. a male given name

References

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