Greenlandic

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Etymology

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Particularly: “is it related to isi (eye)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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isikku (plural isikkut)

  1. appearance, look
    • 1998 September 1, “Aatsaat qaamasunik amilinnik takusut”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Soorunami siornatigut aviisitigut allatigullu qaamasunik amillit qanoq isikkoqarnersut ilisimareeraluarlugit sunaaffa aatsaat iluamik inuttarsisut.
      While they had, of course, already seen people with light skin in news papers and the like, it turned out that they had not met any in the flesh.

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