qitsuk

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Greenlandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *qiccuɣ- (to scratch). Compare qitsuppaa (scratches it). Possibly influenced by Danish kat (cat).

Noun[edit]

qitsuk (plural qitsuit)

  1. cat
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:
      Aqqusernup sangoriarnerani siullermi siullerpaamik eqqumiitsumik malugisaqarpoq - qitsuup aqqusernup nalunaaqutaa atuaraa takugamiuk. Dursleyp paasinngeqqaaraluarpaa qanoq pisoqarnersoq - taava niaqqi sangutippaa qanoq pisoqarnersoq takulluarumallugu. Ilumut qitsuk sanimukaarnilik aqqusernup sangoriaaniippoq, kisiannili nunap assinganik tigumiaqqajanngilaq. Sunaana eqqarsaatigisimagaa? Qaamarnup-una iseriattup qasertup qoqassissimagaa.
      It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar – a cat reading a map. For a second, Mr Dursley didn’t realise what he had seen – then he jerked his head around to look again. There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of Privet Drive, but there wasn’t a map in sight. What could he have been thinking of? It must have been a trick of the light.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *qikcuɣ (dead flesh below nail), from Proto-Eskimo *qiŋcuɣ (bruised or broken nail).

Noun[edit]

qitsuk (plural qitsuit)

  1. dead flesh (below a nail, or wound)
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