nukaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nụkạ (“younger sibling; boy; unmarried man”), from Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Inuktitut ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nukaq/, [nʊ.kɑq]

Noun

nukaq

  1. youngest of a group siblings who are the same sex

Coordinate terms

Further reading

Inuktitut

Noun

nukaq

  1. Latin spelling of ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq)
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