umik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *umǝɣ (“beard, moss, shave”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋvaɣ (“beard, moustache”). Compare ummiarpoq (“shaves”), and ummiarpaa (“shaves”).

Noun

umik (plural umiit)

  1. beard
  2. beard (of an animal, e.g. reindeer)
  3. whiskers (of cats, seals, etc.)

Declension
Declension of umik
singular plural
absolutive umik umiit
ergative umiup umiit
allative umimmut uminnut
ablative umimmit uminnit
prosecutive umikkut uminnit
locative umimmi uminni
instrumental umimmik uminnik
equative umittut umittut

Inuktitut

Noun

umik

  1. Latin spelling of ᐅᒥᒃ (omik)
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