aarnuaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aanʁu(r)a- (“amulet”), from Proto-Eskimo *aʁinʁura- (“sack, amulet”).

Noun

aarnuaq (plural aarnussat)

1. amulet
2. fetish

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aarnusserpoq (“provides himself with an amulet”)
• aarnusserpaa (“provides [him/her/it] with an amulet”)
• aarnussiorpoq (“makes an amulet”)
• aarnussivoq (“makes an amulet”)
• aarnualerpaa (“provides [him/her/it] with an amulet”)
• aarnualerineq (“fetishism”)
• aarnuarsiorneq (“fetishism”)
• aarnuarsiortoq (“fetishist”)