tuugaalik

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From tuugaaq (tusk) +‎ -lik (owner of).

Pronunciation

Noun

tuugaalik (plural tuugaallit)

  1. narwhal
    • 2018, H. Saxgren, Suluk (Air Greenland Inflight Magazine), page 35:
      Aaqqiuunnguup qilalugaq qernertaq 1 toningajammik oqimaassusilik qatigaatigut unaaminik kapivaa. Angutiviaq 1.5 meteri sinnerlugu takissusilimmik tuugaalik.
      Arqiunguaq planted his harpoon in the back of a narwhal of almost a ton. A male with a horn over one and a half meters.
  2. unicorn

Declension

References

Inuktitut

Noun

tuugaalik

  1. Latin spelling of ᑑᒑᓕᒃ (toocaalik)