aleqa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ạlǝ̈qa, from Proto-Eskimo *aleqa. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᖓᔪᒃ (angayok), East Greenlandic alara and North Greenlandic aliqa.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aliqa/, [a.lɜ.qə]

Noun

aleqa (plural aleqat)

1. older sister of a male

Synonyms

• aleqaq
• aaqaaq, aaqaq