qangatavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaŋat- (“rise in the air, elevated off the ground”). Compare Inuktitut ᖃᖓᑕ (qangata).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qaŋatavuq/, [qə.ŋə.tə.vɔq]

Verb

qangatavoq

  1. (intransitive) hovers
  2. (intransitive) has a cavity beneath it

Further reading

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