imeqqutaalaq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *(ǝ)mǝtqutaila- (arctic tern). Cognate with Inupiaq mitqutaiḷaq, Inuinnaqtun imitqutailaq, and Inuktitut ᐃᒥᖅᑯᑕᐃᓚᖅ (imiqkotailaq).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /imiqqutaalaq/, [y.mɜq.qʊ.təːlɑq]

Noun[edit]

imeqqutaalaq (plural imeqqutaallat)

  1. arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

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