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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- waist, lower back