umik

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *umǝɣ (beard, moss, shave), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋvaɣ (beard, moustache). Compare ummiarpoq (shaves), and ummiarpaa (shaves).

Pronunciation

Noun

umik (plural umiit)

  1. beard
  2. beard (of an animal, e.g. reindeer)
  3. whiskers (of cats, seals, etc.)

Declension

Inuktitut

Noun

umik

  1. Latin spelling of ᐅᒥᒃ (omik)