nanoq
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Greenlandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Inuit *nanu- (“polar bear”), from Proto-Eskimo *nanu- (“polar bear”). Cognates include Inuktitut ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nanoq (plural nannut)
- bear
- polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
- Angut nannumit toqunneqarpoq.
- The man was killed by a polar bear.