Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *tuu- (tusk, ivory, ice pick, chisel, poke), from Proto-Eskimo *tuɣǝ- (tusk, to pick with sharp instrument). Compare tooq (ice pick), and toorpaa (thrusts at).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tuugaaq (plural tuugaat)

  1. ivory tusk (of animal)
  2. ivory (material)

Declension

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Inuktitut

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Noun

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tuugaaq

  1. Latin spelling of ᑑᒑᖅ (toocaaq)
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