ᐃᒥᖅ

Inuktitut

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝmǝq, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝmǝʀ. Cognate with Greenlandic imeq.

Noun

ᐃᒥᖅ (imiq) (plural ᐃᒥᐃᑦ, Latin imiq)

  1. drinking water

References

  • Ronald Lowe, Basic Siglit Inuvialuit Eskimo Dictionary (1984)