umik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *umǝɣ (“beard, moss, shave”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋvaɣ (“beard, moustache”). Compare ummiarpoq (“shaves”), and ummiarpaa (“shaves”).

Pronunciation

Noun

umik (plural umiit)

  1. beard
  2. beard (of an animal, e.g. reindeer)
  3. whiskers (of cats, seals, etc.)

Declension

Declension of umik
case singular plural
absolutive umik umiit
ergative umiup
allative umimmut uminnut
ablative umimmit uminnit
prolative umikkut umitsigut
locative umimmi uminni
instrumental umimmik uminnik
equative umittut

Inuktitut

Noun

umik

  1. Latin spelling of ᐅᒥᒃ (omik)
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