qiteq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half, middle finger”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝ(ʁ) (“middle, half”). Compare qiterleq (“middle finger”).
Noun[edit]
qiteq (plural qeqqit, and qitit)
Etymology 2[edit]
(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[edit]
qiteq (plural qeqqit, and qitit)
Etymology 3[edit]
From Proto-Inuit *qǝtǝʁ (“lean back, lower back, waist, spinal cord, marrow”), from Proto-Eskimo *qǝtǝʁ (“back, spinal area, backbone”).