timmiaq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋmi(r)a- (bird, small bird), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝʁmira- (bird, goose). The literal translation is 'the one that flies'.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

timmiaq (plural timmissat)

  1. bird
  2. birdskin jacket

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