ᐊᕐᓇᖅ

Inuktitut

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aʀnaq, from Proto-Eskimo *aʀnaʀ. Cognate with Greenlandic arnaq, Inupiaq aġnaq and Nunatsiavummiutut annak. Possibly attested as early as 1577 in the name Egnock or Ignorth.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ᐊᕐᓇᖅ (arnaq) (plural ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ, Latin arnaq)

  1. woman
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