Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Inuit *caunǝʁ (bone, seed), from Proto-Eskimo *caHunǝʁ (bone).

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Noun edit

saaneq (plural saanerit, and saarngit, and saarnit)

  1. bone
    • 2012, P. Høegh, KNR.gl[1]:
      Saaneq napisoq sapaatip akunneri pingasut allaallu sapaatip akunneri arfinillit ingerlaneranni aatsaat tumarsinnaasarpoq.
      It takes about 3 to 6 weeks before a broken bone grows completely back together.
    • 2013, S. Sørensen, Sermitsiaq.gl[2]:
      Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, tyskit 2. Bundesliga-klubiani Eintracht Hildesheimimi arsaattartoq, novembarip aappaani isikkami aappaani saaneq napivaa pilatsittariaqarlunilu.
      Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, who plays for the German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Hildesheim, underwent surgery on November 2 for a fracture of a bone in one foot.
  2. knuckle
  3. fruit pit

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