"Inuk" meaning in Inuktitut

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Proper name

Forms: Inuit [plural]
Etymology: From inuk (ᐃᓄᒃ (inok)) Head templates: {{head|iu|proper noun|plural|Inuit}} Inuk (plural Inuit)
  1. a member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule. Synonyms: Inuq, ᐃᓄᖅ (inoq), ᐃᓄᒃ (inok) Derived forms: Inuktitut
    Sense id: en-Inuk-iu-name-FjougV~c Categories (other): Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Inuk meaning in Inuktitut (0.9kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From inuk (ᐃᓄᒃ (inok))",
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      "tags": [
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    }
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    }
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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          "Arctic"
        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Inuq"
        },
        {
          "roman": "inoq",
          "word": "ᐃᓄᖅ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "inok",
          "word": "ᐃᓄᒃ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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      ],
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        ],
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          "Arctic"
        ],
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        ],
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          "Thule",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "Inuq"
    },
    {
      "roman": "inoq",
      "word": "ᐃᓄᖅ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "inok",
      "word": "ᐃᓄᒃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Inuk"
}

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