Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qallunaaq

/kaˈluːnak/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qal-lu-naaq
IPA: /kaˈluːnak/

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Qallunaaq.

adj

Not Inuit; of European descent.

noun

A non-Inuit, especially someone of European descent.

Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ (qallonaaq) and Greenlandic qallunaaq. Compare kabloona.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kaˈluːnak/

Inflected Forms

qallunaaqs (plural) Qallunaat (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kabloona

Questions

How do you pronounce qallunaaq?: The recorded pronunciation is /kaˈluːnak/.
What does qallunaaq mean?: Alternative form of Qallunaaq.
Where does qallunaaq come from?: From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ (qallonaaq) and Greenlandic qallunaaq. Compare kabloona.

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