ᓇᓄᖅ

Inuktitut

Alternative forms

• (animal) ᓇᓄᒃ (nanok)

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nanu- (“polar bear”), from Proto-Eskimo *nanu- (“polar bear”). Cognates include Inupiaq nanuq, Greenlandic nanoq.

Proper noun

ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq)

1. (mythology) The Master of Bears

Noun

ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq)

1. polar bear

Descendants

• → English: nanook