qimugta

Yup'ik

FWOTD – 22 April 2023

Etymology

From qimugtuq (pulls hard) + -ta, referring to dogsleds. Displaced Proto-Eskimo *qikmiʀ, which survives in qikmiruaq (willow catkin), literally "imitation dog".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qiˈmuɣ.ta/, [qeˈmuxta]
  • Hyphenation: qi‧mug‧ta

Noun

qimugta

  1. dog (Canis familiaris)
    • 2013, Igarta Keggutailnguq, Pilinguarta Ciquyaq, Cikiutalqa Urlurveq, page 3:
      Piqerlutek naken piciinani qimugta pangalegluni kitu’urtuq imumek alqunaqaullukek.
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Declension

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “qimugta”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN
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