iffiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly related to PE and PI *ǝvǝɣ ("grass")”)

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /iffiaq/, [if.fɪ.ɑq]

Noun

iffiaq (plural iffissat)

  1. soft bread, rye bread
  2. straw basket (or other thing made of straw)
  3. person who is out to fetch grass

References

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