kiinaq

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *ki(ɣ)inaʁ (face, mask), from Proto-Eskimo *kǝɣina- (face). Compare kiinarpak (mask).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːnaq/

Noun

kiinaq (plural kiinnat)

  1. face (part of head usually containing eyes, mouth, nose etc.)
    • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
      Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.
      ["Leakings/leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *kii(n)na-ɣ- (blade, edge of knife, sharpen, sheath), from Proto-Eskimo *kǝjina- (blade, edge of knife). Compare kiinnarippoq (is sharp).

Noun

kiinaq (plural kiinnat)

  1. edge
Declension

References

Inuktitut

Noun

kiinaq

  1. Latin spelling of ᑮᓇᖅ (kiinaq)
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