qiteq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qitiq/, [qɪ.tɜq]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half, middle finger”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half”). Compare qiterleq (“middle finger”).

Noun

qiteq (plural qeqqit, and qitit)

1. middle, center

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly related to Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝɣ- ("to play games")”)

Noun

qiteq (plural qeqqit, and qitit)

1. ace (playing card)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝʁ (“lean back, lower back, waist, spinal cord, marrow”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝʁ (“back, spinal area, backbone”).

Noun

qiteq (plural qeqqit, and qitit)

1. waist, lower back