amaroq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ạmaʁų- (“wolf”), from Proto-Eskimo *ama- (“wolf, ermine”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /amaruq/, [a.mɑ.ʁɔq]

Noun

amaroq (plural amaqqut)

1. wolf
2. Arctic wolf (Canis lupus)

References

• oqaasileriffik