tuugaalik

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tuugaaq (tusk) +‎ -lik (owner of).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tuugaalik (plural tuugaallit)

  1. narwhal
    • 2018, H. Saxgren, Suluk (Air Greenland Inflight Magazine)[1], page 35:
      Aaqqiuunnguup qilalugaq qernertaq 1 toningajammik oqimaassusilik qatigaatigut unaaminik kapivaa. Angutiviaq 1.5 meteri sinnerlugu takissusilimmik tuugaalik.
      Arqiunguaq planted his harpoon in the back of a narwhal of almost a ton. A male with a horn over one and a half meters.
  2. unicorn

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

Inuktitut[edit]

Noun[edit]

tuugaalik

  1. Latin spelling of ᑑᒑᓕᒃ (toocaalik)