nilak
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Greenlandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Inuit *nila-ɣ (“freshwater ice”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńila-ɣ (“freshwater ice”). Compare nilappoq (“there is a glazed frost”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nilak (plural nilaat)
- piece of glacier ice
- freshwater ice
Declension[edit]
Declension of nilak
Derived terms[edit]
- nilakkarneq (“freezing rain”)
- nilattarpoq (“fetches freshwater ice”)