"niisa" meaning in Greenlandic

See niisa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /niisa/ (note: Nuuk), [nɪː.sa] (note: Nuuk) Forms: niisat [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse hnísa. Etymology templates: {{bor|kl|non|hnísa}} Old Norse hnísa Head templates: {{head|kl|noun|plural|niisat|head=}} niisa (plural niisat), {{kl-noun|niisat}} niisa (plural niisat)
  1. porpoise
    Sense id: en-niisa-kl-noun-7EQZRor3
  2. harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Categories (lifeform): Animals, Cetaceans
    Sense id: en-niisa-kl-noun-4DPlJIHg Disambiguation of Animals: 7 93 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 13 87 Categories (other): Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: niisaaq (english: porpoise calf), niisarnaq (english: long-finned pilot whale)

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "porpoise calf",
      "word": "niisaaq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "long-finned pilot whale",
      "word": "niisarnaq"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Norse hnísa.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "expansion": "niisa (plural niisat)",
      "name": "kl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greenlandic",
  "lang_code": "kl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "porpoise"
      ],
      "id": "en-niisa-kl-noun-7EQZRor3",
      "links": [
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          "porpoise",
          "porpoise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        },
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          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "kl",
          "name": "Cetaceans",
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            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        }
      ],
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        "harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)"
      ],
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        [
          "harbour porpoise",
          "harbour porpoise"
        ],
        [
          "Phocoena phocoena",
          "Phocoena phocoena#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/niisa/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪː.sa]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niisa"
}
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    "Greenlandic lemmas",
    "Greenlandic nouns",
    "Greenlandic terms borrowed from Old Norse",
    "Greenlandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "kl:Animals",
    "kl:Cetaceans"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "porpoise calf",
      "word": "niisaaq"
    },
    {
      "english": "long-finned pilot whale",
      "word": "niisarnaq"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Norse hnísa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "niisat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      "expansion": "niisa (plural niisat)",
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "porpoise"
      ],
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        [
          "porpoise",
          "porpoise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)"
      ],
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        [
          "harbour porpoise",
          "harbour porpoise"
        ],
        [
          "Phocoena phocoena",
          "Phocoena phocoena#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/niisa/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪː.sa]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niisa"
}

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