Greenlandic

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ivik (plural iviit)

  1. hagfish
  2. Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Inuit *ǝvǝɣ (grass), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝvǝɣ (grass). Compare ivigaq (grass).

Noun

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ivik (plural iviit)

  1. grass, straw
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References

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