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Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
kjálki m (genitive singular kjálka, plural kjálkar)
- jaw
Declension
References
- ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 115
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kjalki, from Proto-Germanic *kelkô.
Pronunciation
Noun
kjálki m (genitive singular kjálka, nominative plural kjálkar)
- jaw
- Synonym: skoltur
Declension
Declension of kjálki (masculine)