sigguk

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ciɣjuɣ (beak, muzzle), from Proto-Eskimo *c(ǝ)ɣruɣ (beak, nostrils, muzzle). Cognate with Inuinnaqtun higguk (beak), Alutiiq cugg’eq (beak, bill), and Inupiaq sigguuk (beak).

Pronunciation

Noun

sigguk (plural sigguit)

  1. beak, muzzle, snout

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