ᓇᓄᖅ

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Inuktitut

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *nanu- (“polar bear”), from Proto-Eskimo *nanu- (“polar bear”). Cognates include Inupiaq nanuq, Greenlandic nanoq.

Proper noun

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ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq)

  1. (mythology) The Master of Bears

Noun

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ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq)

  1. polar bear

Descendants

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  • → English: nanook
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