angun

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Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *aŋu-nt, from Proto-Eskimo *aŋu-nt. Compare Greenlandic angut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ŋun/,
  • Hyphenation: an‧gun

Noun

angun

  1. man

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • (man): arnaq (woman)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “angun”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN