nanoq
Greenlandic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *nanu- (“polar bear”), from Proto-Eskimo *nanu- (“polar bear”). Cognates include Inuktitut ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nanoq (plural nannut)
- bear
- polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
- Angut nannumit toqunneqarpoq.
- The man was killed by a polar bear.