qingaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qǝŋa-, from Proto-Eskimo *qǝŋa-.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qiŋaq/, [qɪ.ŋɑq]

Noun

qingaq (plural qingat)

1. nose
2. hole in roof to allow smoke to leave
3. valve for ventilation

Declension

Declension of qingaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qingaq	qingat
ergative	qingap	qingat
allative	qingamut	qinganut
ablative	qingamit	qinganit
prosecutive	qingakkut	qingatigut
locative	qingami	qingani
instrumental	qingamik	qinganik
equative	qingatut	qingatut

Derived terms

• qingalik

References

• DAKA

Inuktitut

Noun

qingaq

1. Latin spelling of ᕿᖓᖅ (qingaq)