kuuk

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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)

  1. river

Declension

Inuktitut

Noun

kuuk

  1. Latin spelling of ᑰᒃ (kook)

Inuktun

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inupiaq kuuk, Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook).

Noun

kuuk

  1. river

Inupiaq

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook), Greenlandic kuuk.

Noun

kuuk (dual kurrak, plural kuugich)

  1. 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)

  1. cockroach

Derived terms