"Saqqaq" meaning in Greenlandic

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Proper name

IPA: /saqqaq/ (note: Nuuk), [sɑq.qɑq] (note: Nuuk) Forms: Sarqaq [alternative]
Etymology: From saqqaq ("the sunny side"). Head templates: {{head|kl|proper noun}} Saqqaq
  1. a settlement founded in 1755 in the Qaasuitsup municipality of western Greenland Synonyms: Solsiden (english: Danish name)
    Sense id: en-Saqqaq-kl-name-sK2s0B3N Categories (other): Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
     
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  "etymology_text": "From saqqaq (\"the sunny side\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Sarqaq",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Saqqaq",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greenlandic",
  "lang_code": "kl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a settlement founded in 1755 in the Qaasuitsup municipality of western Greenland"
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "Danish name",
          "word": "Solsiden"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/saqqaq/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɑq.qɑq]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Saqqaq"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From saqqaq (\"the sunny side\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Sarqaq",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Saqqaq",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greenlandic",
  "lang_code": "kl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greenlandic lemmas",
        "Greenlandic proper nouns",
        "Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a settlement founded in 1755 in the Qaasuitsup municipality of western Greenland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/saqqaq/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɑq.qɑq]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "Danish name",
      "word": "Solsiden"
    }
  ],
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}

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