naajavaarsuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From naaja (“seagull”), from Proto-Inuit *nauja-, from Proto-Eskimo *ńaʁuja-.

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /naajavaarsuk/, [nəːjə.vəʶːs.sʊk]

Noun

naajavaarsuk (plural naajavaarsuit)

  1. ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)
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