aqisseq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aqažɣiq, from Proto-Eskimo *aqaðɣiʀ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᕿᓪᒋᖅ (aqilciq), Inupiaq aqargiq.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aqissiq/, [ɑ.qɪs.sɜq]

Noun

aqisseq (plural aqissit)

  1. ptarmigan
  2. rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

References

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