aqisseq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ạqarɣị(ʁ), from Proto-Eskimo *aqărɣiʁ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐊᕿᓪᒋᖅ (aqilciq) and Inupiaq aqargiq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ.qis.sɜq/

Noun

aqisseq (plural aqissit)

  1. ptarmigan
  2. rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

References
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