arfeq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

  • arfeĸ

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aʁvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *aʁvǝʁ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᒃ (arfik) and Inupiaq aġviq.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /arfiq/, [ɑf.fɜq]

Noun

arfeq (plural arferit)

  1. whale

References

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