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qallunaaq

UK/kaˈluːnak/

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Quebec/hadluˈnax/

qallunaaq is the alternative form of Qallunaaq.

Adjective capitalized: Qallunaaq

Qallunaaq (not comparable)

  1. Not Inuit; of European descent.

Noun capitalized: Qallunaaq

Qallunaaq (plural Qallunaaqs or Qallunaat)

  1. A non-Inuit, especially someone of European descent.

Forms of qallunaaq

pluralqallunaaqs
pluralQallunaaqs
pluralQallunaat

Origin of qallunaaq

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

Questions about qallunaaq

What does qallunaaq mean?
Qallunaaq means not Inuit; of European descent.
What is qallunaaq the alternative form of?
Qallunaaq is the alternative form of Qallunaaq.
What part of speech is qallunaaq?
Qallunaaq can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce qallunaaq?
Qallunaaq is pronounced /kaˈluːnak/ (UK).

Words near qallunaaq in the dictionary

  1. qalams
  2. qalandar
  3. qalandars
  4. Qalandia
  5. qaliya
  6. qallunaaq
  7. qallunaaqs
  8. Qallunaat
  9. Qalqilya
  10. QALY
  11. QALYs

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