asveq

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Yup'ik

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yupik *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Compare Greenlandic aaveq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaz.vɨq/, [ˈazvəq]
  • Hyphenation: as‧veq

Noun

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asveq

  1. walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Declension

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References

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  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “asveq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN