kunik

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut kunik.

Noun

kunik (plural kuniks)

  1. Synonym of Eskimo kiss

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kuniɣ- (kiss, sniff).

Pronunciation

Noun

kunik (plural kuniit)

  1. kiss

Declension

Further reading

  • Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 192. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.
  • DAKA