kakkiviaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kakki-ɣ (“snot, mucus, upper lip”), from Proto-Eskimo *kakjǝ- (“snot, upper lip”). Compare kakkik (“mucus”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /kakkiviaq/, [kək.kɪ.vɪ.ɑq]

Noun

kakkiviaq (plural kakkivissat)

  1. upper lip

Derived terms

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