qajaq

English

Noun

qajaq (plural qajaqs)

1. Alternative form of kayak.

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qayaq (“boat, kayak, build a kayak”), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ (“boat, kayak”). Compare qaanniorpoq (“builds a kayak”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qajaq/, [qə.jɑq]

Noun

qajaq (plural qaannat)

1. kayak

Descendants

• West Greenlandic Pidgin: kyak (“ship”)
• → Danish: kajak
  • →? Faroese: kajakk
• → Norwegian Bokmål: kajakk

Inuktitut

Noun

qajaq (dual qajaak, plural qajait)

1. Latin spelling of ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq)