nualluk

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *nuvaɣ- (phlegm, mucus from cold, have a cold, saliva, cough), from Proto-Eskimo *ńuva-ɣ (saliva). Compare nuappoq (has a cold), nuffarliorpoq (suffers from cold), and nuak (saliva, cold).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nualluk (plural nualluit)

  1. influenza

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