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kuuk

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inupiaq kuuk, Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuuk (plural kuuit)

  1. river

Declension

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Declension of kuuk
case singular plural
absolutive kuuk kuut
ergative kuup
allative kuummut kuunnut
ablative kuummit kuunnit
prolative kuukkut kuutsigut
locative kuummi kuunni
instrumental kuummik kuunnik
equative kuuttut

References

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  • kuuk in Katersat
  • kuuk“ in iserasuaat.gl

Inuktitut

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Noun

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kuuk

  1. Latin spelling of ᑰᒃ (kook)

Inuktun

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inupiaq kuuk, Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook).

Noun

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kuuk

  1. river

Inupiaq

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *kužǝɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *kuðəɣ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᑰᒃ (kook), Greenlandic kuuk.

Noun

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kuuk (dual kurrak, plural kuugich)

  1. river

Derived terms

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Tausug

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Etymology

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Compare Cebuano uk-ok.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kuʔuk/ [k̠ʊˈʔuk̚]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: ku‧uk

Noun

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kuuk (Sulat Sūg spelling كُؤُكْ)

  1. cockroach

Derived terms

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