illeraq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *Iɣliʁa (“krill, small shrimp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iɬ.ɬɜ.ʁɑq/

Noun

illeraq (plural illeqqat)

  1. copepods, of the genus Cyclops
  2. krill, whale food

References
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