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.qə]

Noun

aleqa (plural aleqat)

older sister of a male

Synonyms

aleqaq
aaqaaq, aaqaq

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