nukaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• nuka

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

• angajoq

References

• DAKA
• oqaasileriffik.gl

Inuktitut

Noun

nukaq

1. Latin spelling of ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq)