Kugaaruk

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inuktitut Kugaaruk, from ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ (koocaaryok) or ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ (koocaarrok) (lit. little stream)

Proper noun[edit]

Kugaaruk

  1. A hamlet on a stream on the Simpson Peninsula that enters Pelly Bay in Nunavut.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (hamlet on Pelly Bay): Pelly Bay (former name)

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Translations[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Inuktitut Kugaaruk, from ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ (koocaaryok) or ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ (koocaarrok) (lit. little stream).

Proper noun[edit]

Kugaaruk ?

  1. Kugaaruk (a hamlet)

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Inuktitut[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Meaning little stream, from being a small stream that enters Pelly Bay on the Simpson Peninsula.

Proper noun[edit]

Kugaaruk

  1. A stream on the Simpson Peninsula that enters Pelly Bay, on the mainland in Nunavut.
  2. A traditional Inuit meeting and campsite on the stream near Pelly Bay.
  3. Kugaaruk; A hamlet in Nunavut on Pelly Bay.

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: Kugaaruk
  • French: Kugaaruk