ᐃᒡᓗ

Inuktitut

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu. Cognate with Greenlandic illu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɣ.ˈlu]

Noun

ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo) (plural ᐃᒡᓗᑦ, Latin iglu)

  1. house
  2. habitation

Descendants

  • English: igloo, iglu