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