seqineq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ciqi-nǝʁ (sun, sunshine), from Proto-Eskimo *ciqi-nǝʁ (sun). Cognates include East Greenlandic siirliq, Inuktitut siqiniq, and Yupik ciqineq.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /siqiniq/, [sɜ.qɪ.nɜq]

Noun

seqineq

  1. sun

Declension

Derived terms

  • seqinerpoq (to get sunstroke)
  • seqinersiorfik (festival for the return of the sun)
  • seqinnerippoq (to be sunny weather)
  • seqinnerpoq (the sun shines)
  • seqinniarpoq (to go out to see the sun after a period of darkness)
  • seqinnisaarpoq (to bask in the sun)
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