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Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inupiaq kuuk, Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook).
Pronunciation
Noun
kuuk (plural kuut)
- river
Declension
Inuktitut
Noun
kuuk
- Latin spelling of ᑰᒃ (kook)
Inuktun
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inupiaq kuuk, Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook).
Noun
kuuk
- river
Inupiaq
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook), Greenlandic kuuk.
Noun
kuuk (dual kurrak, plural kuugich)
- river
Derived terms
Tausug
Etymology
Compare Cebuano uk-ok.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kuʔuk/
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: ku‧uk
Noun
kuuk (Sulat Sūg spelling كُؤُكْ)
- cockroach
Derived terms