ᓄᑲᖅ

Inuktitut

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Greenlandic nukaq.

Noun

ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq) (plural ᓄᑲᐃᑦ, Latin nukaq)

1. younger sibling of the same sex

Coordinate terms

• ᐊᖓᔪᖅ (angayoq, “older sibling”)

References

• Thibert, A. (2004). Eskimo (Inuktitut) Dictionary Revised Edition. New York: Hippocrene Books.
• Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) (2010). Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary. Kitikmeot Heritage Society.