ameq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ami- (hide, skin, fish skin, tree bark), from Proto-Eskimo *ami- (hide, skin). Compare ameraq (bark).

Pronunciation

Noun

ameq (plural amiit, and amit, and ammit)

  1. skin
    • 1998 September 1, “Aatsaat qaamasunik amilinnik takusut”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Soorunami siornatigut aviisitigut allatigullu qaamasunik amillit qanoq isikkoqarnersut ilisimareeraluarlugit sunaaffa aatsaat iluamik inuttarsisut.
      Although they had certainly seen light-skinned people in newspapers and other media before, it turned out it was only until now that they met any in person.

Further reading

  • ameq“ in iserasuaat.gl

Pacoh

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔamɛːʔ]

Noun

ameq 

  1. cat