kunik

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut kunik.

Noun

kunik (plural kuniks)

  1. Synonym of Eskimo kiss

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kuniɣ- (“kiss, sniff”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /kunik/, [kʊ.nɪk]

Noun

kunik (plural kuniit)

  1. kiss

Declension
Declension of kunik
singular plural
absolutive kunik kuniit
ergative kuniup kuniit
allative kunimmut kuninnut
ablative kunimmit kuninnit
prosecutive kunikkut kunitsigut
locative kunimmi kuninni
instrumental kunimmik kuninnik
equative kunittut kunittut

Further reading
  • Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 192. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.
  • DAKA
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