tuugaalik

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

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tuuɡaalik/, [tʊː.ɣəː.lɪk]

tuugaalik (plural tuugaallit)

1. narwhal
   • 2018, H. Saxgren, Suluk (Air Greenland Inflight Magazine)‎^[1], 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

• tuugaalik in Katersat

tuugaalik

1. Latin spelling of ᑑᒑᓕᒃ (toocaalik)