Greenlandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ergative of nuna (“land”) + 3rd-person singular possessive of sajunneq (“trembling”). Thus, "quake of the earth".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nunap sajunnira/, [nʉ.nəp sə.jʊn.nɜ.ʁə]
nunap sajunnera (plural nunap sajunnerat)
- earthquake