aleqa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ạlǝ̈qa, from Proto-Eskimo *aleqa. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᖓᔪᒃ (angayok), East Greenlandic alara and North Greenlandic aliqa.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aliqa/, [a.lɜ.qa]

Noun

aleqa (plural aleqat)

  1. older sister of a male

Synonyms

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