kangoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kaŋu- (“snow goose”), from Proto-Eskimo *kaŋ(r)u (“polar goose”). Compare Inuktitut ᑲᖑᖅ (kangoq).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /kaŋuq/, [kə.ŋɔq]

Noun

kangoq (plural kangut)

  1. snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
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