iguutilik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From iguut (“stinger”) +‎ -lik (“owner of”), from Proto-Inuit *iɣuv- (“suck, sting, bumblebee”). Compare igutsak (“bumblebee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɣuːt͡si.lik/

Noun

iguutilik (plural iguutillit)

  1. wasp

Declension

References

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