qajoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaju- (“broth, soup, blood broth”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaju- (“blood broth, soup”). Compare qajuusat (“wheat flour”), and qajorlak (“foam, froth on soup”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qajuq/, [qə.jɔq]

Noun

qajoq (plural qajut)

1. soup