Qaaqqutsiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From qaaqqusaq (“the summoned guest”) + the suffix -tsiaq (“beautiful, precious”), a term of address for a child named after a deceased relative.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qaaqqutsiaq/, [qɑːq.qʊt.t͡sɪ.ɑq]

Proper noun

Qaaqqutsiaq

1. a male given name

See also

• Angerla
• Utertoq

References

• Oqaasileriffik: The Language Secretariat of Greenland: Qaaqqutsiaq . Date of last access April 11th, 2021
• Oqaatsit kallallisuumiit qallunaatuumut / Grønlandsk dansk ordbog, Ilinniusiorfik 2002. →ISBN