eqqoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *iqqu (“spread out”), from Proto-Eskimo *iqru (“end, edge, buttocks”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɜq.qɔq/

Noun

eqqoq (plural eqqut)

  1. posterior, buttocks, hind part
  2. tail of a bird
  3. rear end of a harpoon tip
  4. rifle butt

References
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