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)