ammassak
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *aŋmaɣ-raɣ (“small fish”). Cognate with Inupiaq aämaksraq (“rainbow smelt”) and Inuinnaqtun angmagiaq (“capelin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /am.mas.sak/
Noun
ammassak (plural ammassaat)
- capelin (Mallotus villosus)
References
- oqaasileriffik