erniaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

Possibly related to erneq "son", from Proto-Eskimo *iʁni-ʁ. Compare ernivoq (“bears, lays eggs”) and ernineq (“animal that has given birth to young”).

Noun

erniaq (plural erniat)

  1. fry (young fish); brood
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