kanajoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *känäjų̣- (“sculpin”). Cognate with Inuinnaqtun kanajuq, Inupiaq kanayuq, and Inuktitut ᑲᓇᔪᖅ (kanajuq).
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): [ka.na.jɔq]
Noun
kanajoq (plural kanassat)
- sculpin
- shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius)
References
- oqaasileriffik