qooroq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kurǝɣ (“river, flow, stream, valley”), from Proto-Eskimo *kurǝɣ (“river”). Compare kuuk (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /quuruq/, [qɔː.ʁɔq]

Noun

qooroq (plural qooqqut)

  1. valley

Further reading

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