qangatavoq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaŋat- (“rise in the air, elevated off the ground”). Compare Inuktitut ᖃᖓᑕ (qangata).

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qaŋatavuq/, [qə.ŋə.tə.vɔq]

Verb

qangatavoq

(intransitive) hovers
(intransitive) has a cavity beneath it

Further reading

DAKA

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