sigguk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ciɣjuɣ (“beak, muzzle”), from Proto-Eskimo *c(ǝ)ɣruɣ (“beak, nostrils, muzzle”). Cognate with Inuinnaqtun higguk (“beak”), Alutiiq cugg’eq (“beak, bill”), and Inupiaq sigguuk (“beak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /six.xuk/

Noun

sigguk (plural sigguit)

  1. beak, muzzle, snout

Declension

References

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