Yup'ik

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yupik *əkiq, from Proto-Eskimo *əki. Cognate with Greenlandic killeq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɨ.kiq/, [ˈɨ̥keq]
  • Hyphenation: e‧kiq

Noun

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ekiq

  1. wound, cut

Declension

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References

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  • Osahito Miyaoka (2012) A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY), De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 39
  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “ekiq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN