aarnuaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aanʁu(r)a- (“amulet”), from Proto-Eskimo *aʁinʁura- (“sack, amulet”).

Noun

aarnuaq (plural aarnussat)

  1. amulet
  2. fetish

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • aarnusserpoq (“provides himself with an amulet”)
  • aarnusserpaa (“provides [him/her/it] with an amulet”)
  • aarnussiorpoq (“makes an amulet”)
  • aarnussivoq (“makes an amulet”)
  • aarnualerpaa (“provides [him/her/it] with an amulet”)
  • aarnualerineq (“fetishism”)
  • aarnuarsiorneq (“fetishism”)
  • aarnuarsiortoq (“fetishist”)
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