kakkiviaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kakki-ɣ (“snot, mucus, upper lip”), from Proto-Eskimo *kakjǝ- (“snot, upper lip”). Compare kakkik (“mucus”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kakkiviaq/, [kək.kɪ.vɪ.ɑq]

Noun

kakkiviaq (plural kakkivissat)

1. upper lip

Derived terms

• kakkivissami umiit (“moustache”)