aaveq
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Cognates with Inupiaq aiviq, Yup'ik asveq, and Inuinnaqtun aiviq.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaaveq (plural aarrit or aarfit)
- walrus
- 2017, T. J. Jørgensen, Sundhedstillæg[1], page 26:
- Siunissami atuisut namminneq isumagissavaat nannut, aarrit, puisit imaluunniit miluumasut allat neqaasa trineqannginnissaat. Taamaaliortoqassaaq neqip qeqqata minnerpaamik 75 gradinut uunnanneqarneratigut
- Going forward, it is up to consumers themselves to make sure that they do not get trichinella-infected meat from polar bears, walruses, seals or other predators. This can be done by heating the meat to a core temperature of at least 75 degrees.
Declension
editDeclension of aaveq
References
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- Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Inuit
- Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Inuit
- Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Eskimo
- Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Eskimo
- Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greenlandic lemmas
- Greenlandic nouns
- Greenlandic terms with quotations
- kl:Animals
- kl:Mammals