avinngaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *avǝnŋaʁ (lemming), from Proto-Eskimo *avǝɫŋa-ʁ (mouse, lemming).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.viŋ.ŋɑq/

Noun

avinngaq (plural avinngat)

  1. lemming
  2. Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

Declension

Synonyms

References

Inuktitut

Noun

avinngaq

  1. Latin spelling of ᐊᕕᙵᖅ (afinngaq)
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