nimeq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nǝmǝʁ- (“wrapping, bind, bandage”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńǝmǝ-ʁ- (“to wrap, to bind”). Compare nimerpaa (“winds it, binds it, wraps it”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nimiq/, [ny.mɜq]

Noun

nimeq

  1. wrapping, band
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