qajaq

English

Noun

qajaq (plural qajaqs)

  1. Alternative form of kayak

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaja- (“boat, kayak, build a kayak”), from Proto-Eskimo *qańa- (“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”)

Inuktitut

Noun

qajaq (dual qajaak, plural qajait)

  1. Latin spelling of ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq)
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