ivik

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.vik/

Noun

ivik (plural iviit)

  1. hagfish
  2. Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *ǝvǝɣ (“grass”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝvǝɣ (“grass”). Compare ivigaq (“grass”).

Noun

ivik (plural iviit)

  1. grass, straw

References
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