nimeq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nǝmǝʁ- (“wrapping, bind, bandage”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńǝmǝ-ʁ- (“to wrap, to bind”). Compare nimerpaa (“winds it, binds it, wraps it”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nimiq/, [ny.mɜq]

Noun

nimeq

1. wrapping, band