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Greenlandic
Etymology
arnaq (“woman”) + -usaq (“-like”), compare Upper Kuskokwim aranaruaq (an Athabaskan language).
Pronunciation
Noun
arnaasaq
- a feminine man
2019, I. Kristiansen, KNR - Eino Taunajik nersornaaserneqartoq: Maajunnartutut taaneqartarpunga, archived from the original on 2 February 2021:Uanga imaariarama nukappiaraq niviarsiaqqat pigisaannik nuannaartorisaqartoq niviarsiaqqanik kammaqartoq, Eino Taunajik oqarpoq. Tamannalu allanit malugineqartarsimavoq akerartuisoqartarsimallunilu. Ilaanni aqqusinermi pisullunga arlaanit oqarfigineqariataartarpunga soorlu arnaasaq assigisaannilluunniit, maajunnartutut taaneqarlunga.- I was a boy who loved girl things and had girlfriends, says Eino Taunajik. This was noticed, and there were some who did not hesitate to remind him that he was different. When I walked down the street, some said I was feminine or the like, that I was disgusting, he says.
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