ᐊᕐᕕᒃ

Inuktitut

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aʁvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *aʁvǝʁ. Cognate of Greenlandic arfeq and Inupiaq agviq.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ᐊᕐᕕᒃ (arfik) (plural ᐊᕐᕕᐃᑦ, Latin arvik)

1. whale

Derived terms

• ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat)