ᓄᑲᖅ

Inuktitut

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Greenlandic nukaq.

Noun

ᓄᑲᖅ (Latin nukaq)

younger sibling of the same sex

Coordinate terms

ᐊᖓᔪᖅ (angayoq, “older sibling”)

References

Thibert, A. (2004). Eskimo (Inuktitut) Dictionary Revised Edition. New York: Hippocrene Books.
Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) (2010). Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary. Kitikmeot Heritage Society.

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