tuugaaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tuu- (“tusk, ivory, ice pick, chisel, poke”), from Proto-Eskimo *tuɣǝ- (“tusk, to pick with sharp instrument”). Compare tooq (“ice pick”), and toorpaa (“thrusts at”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tuuɡaaq/, [tʊːɣɑːq]

Noun

tuugaaq (plural tuugaat)

1. ivory tusk (of animal)
2. ivory (material)

Declension

Declension of tuugaaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	tuugaaq	tuugaat
ergative	tuugaap	tuugaat
allative	tuugaamut	tuugaanut
ablative	tuugaamit	tuugaanit
prosecutive	tuugaakkut	tuugaatigut
locative	tuugaami	tuugaani
instrumental	tuugaamik	tuugaanik
equative	tuugaatut	tuugaatut

Inuktitut

Noun

tuugaaq

1. Latin spelling of ᑑᒑᖅ (toocaaq)