silaannaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *cila (“universe, atmosphere, weather, outside world”), from Proto-Eskimo *cǝla (“universe, atmosphere, weather”). Compare sila (“weather”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /silaannaq/, [sɪ.ləːn.nɑq]

Noun

silaannaq (plural silaannaat)

  1. atmosphere
  2. air
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