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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yup'ik akutaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈɡu.dɑk/, /ɑˈku.tɑk/
Noun
akutaq (uncountable)
- A food of native peoples in western Alaska, consisting of whipped fat mixed with berries and sometimes fish and sugar.
Synonyms
Yup'ik
Etymology
From akutuq (“mixes”) + -aq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ˈku.taq/,
- Hyphenation: a‧ku‧taq
Noun
akutaq
- akutaq (a mixture of berries, sugar, seal fat, fish and snow)
Declension
Declension of akutaq (stem: akuta(r)-)
Descendants
References
- Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “akutaq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN