asveq

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Compare Greenlandic aaveq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaz.vɨq/, [ˈazvəq]
  • Hyphenation: as‧veq

Noun

asveq

  1. walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Declension

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “asveq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN
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