eqqoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *iqqu (“spread out”), from Proto-Eskimo *iqru (“end, edge, buttocks”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /iqquq/, [ɜq.qɔq]

Noun

eqqoq (plural eqqut)

  1. posterior, buttocks, hind part
  2. tail of a bird
  3. rear end of a harpoon tip
  4. rifle butt

References

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