qangatavoq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaŋat- (rise in the air, elevated off the ground). Compare Inuktitut ᖃᖓᑕ (qangata).

Pronunciation

Verb

qangatavoq

  1. (intransitive) hovers
  2. (intransitive) has a cavity beneath it

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