amaroq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ạmaʁų- (“wolf”), from Proto-Eskimo *ama- (“wolf, ermine”).

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): [a.mɑ.ʁɔq]

Noun

amaroq (plural amaqqut)

wolf
Arctic wolf (Canis lupus)

References

oqaasileriffik

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