qingaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qǝŋa-, from Proto-Eskimo *qǝŋa-.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qiŋaq/, [qɪ.ŋɑq]

Noun

qingaq (plural qingat)

  1. nose
  2. hole in roof to allow smoke to leave
  3. valve for ventilation

Declension

Declension of qingaq
case singular plural
absolutive qingaq qingat
ergative qingap
allative qingamut qinganut
ablative qingamit qinganit
prolative qingakkut qingatigut
locative qingami qingani
instrumental qingamik qinganik
equative qingatut

Derived terms

References

Inuktitut

Noun

qingaq

  1. Latin spelling of ᕿᖓᖅ (qingaq)