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

• DAKA