ukiaq
Greenlandic
editAlternative forms
edit- ukiaĸ (superseded)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *ukiu- (“winter, autumn, year, spend the winter”), from Proto-Eskimo *ukju(r) (“winter, autumn, year”). Compare ukioq (“winter, year”), and ukiivoq (“spends the winter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editukiaq (plural ukiat)