amaroq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ạmaʁų- (“wolf”), from Proto-Eskimo *ama- (“wolf, ermine”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /amaruq/, [a.mɑ.ʁɔq]

Noun

amaroq (plural amaqqut)

  1. wolf
  2. Arctic wolf (Canis lupus)

References
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