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inuk

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See also: Inuk and iñuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣ. Cognate of Inupiaq iñuk, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok), and East Greenlandic iik.

Noun

inuk (plural inuit)

  1. person
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
      The BBC crew has visited Ammassalik twice. The first time was in March, when they filmed on the solid winter sea ice.
      (literally, “The people from BBC [] ”)
    • 1982, August 4, Roland Thomsen, Atuagagdliutit, issue 31, "Tasiilami aasaq",
      Inuit uummalersutut ilipput, pingaartumik umiarsualiviup eqqaani
      People seem to be in a hurry, especially near the harbour

Declension

More information case, singular ...
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Hungarian

Etymology

ín (tendon, sinew) + -uk (their, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈinuk]
  • Hyphenation: inuk

Noun

inuk

  1. third-person plural single-possession possessive of ín

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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Inuktitut

Noun

inuk (dual inuuk, plural inuit)

  1. Latin spelling of ᐃᓄᒃ (inok)

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