nukaq

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Greenlandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *nụkạ (“younger sibling; boy; unmarried man”), from Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Inuktitut ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /nu.kɑq/

Noun

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nukaq

  1. youngest of a group siblings who are the same sex

Coordinate terms

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References

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Inuktitut

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Noun

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nukaq

  1. Latin spelling of ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq)
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