aanaq

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aana, from Proto-Eskimo *ana.

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Noun

aanaq (plural aanat)

  1. grandmother
    • 2012, M. Nyvold, Nuuk Ugeavis, page 41:
      Timersortarfiup qeqqani aanaq naalungiarsuk pisuttaleqqammersoq maannalu orloqqajaalluni ingerlasoq malillugu tamaviaarpoq. Taakkua sanianniipput niviarsiaqqat marluk quassuttuumi nakkarnaveersaatarfimmi qerattaarillutik nakkarnaveersaarpasilluinnarlutillu.
      In the middle of the hall, a grandmother is chasing after a baby who has just learned to walk and is now challenging the laws of gravity. Next to them, two girls walk along a thin balance beam with straight necks and their faces exhibiting looks of concentration.

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