qangatavoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

qangatavoq

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

Further reading[edit]

DAKA

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