iffiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly related to PE and PI *ǝvǝɣ ("grass")”)

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /iffiaq/, [if.fɪ.ɑq]

Noun

iffiaq (plural iffissat)

1. soft bread, rye bread
2. straw basket (or other thing made of straw)
3. person who is out to fetch grass