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Yup'ik
Etymology
From tenguq (“takes flight”) + -ssuun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtɨŋˈsu.un/,
- Hyphenation: tengs‧suun
Noun
tengssuun
- aeroplane
Declension
Declension of tengssuun (stem: tengssuute-)
References
- Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “tengssuun”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN