Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Inuit *avǝnŋaʁ (lemming), from Proto-Eskimo *avǝɫŋa-ʁ (mouse, lemming).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

avinngaq (plural avinngat)

  1. lemming
  2. Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

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Inuktitut edit

Noun edit

avinngaq

  1. Latin spelling of ᐊᕕᙵᖅ (afinngaq)