ivik
Greenlandic
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.vik/
Noun
ivik (plural iviit)
- hagfish
- Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Inuit *ǝvǝɣ (“grass”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝvǝɣ (“grass”). Compare ivigaq (“grass”).
Noun
ivik (plural iviit)
- grass, straw
References
- ivik in Katersat
- ivik in Katersat