"ᓄᑲᖅ" meaning in Inuktitut

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Noun

Forms: nokaq [romanization], ᓄᑲᐃᑦ [plural], nukaq [Latin]
Etymology: From Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Greenlandic nukaq. Etymology templates: {{inh|iu|esx-esk-pro|*nuka-|t=younger sibling}} Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”), {{cog|kl|nukaq}} Greenlandic nukaq Head templates: {{iu-noun|c|nukaq}} ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq) (plural ᓄᑲᐃᑦ, Latin nukaq)
  1. younger sibling of the same sex Coordinate_terms: ᐊᖓᔪᖅ (angayoq) (english: older sibling)
    Sense id: en-ᓄᑲᖅ-iu-noun-RAfhcSrq Categories (other): Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iu",
        "2": "esx-esk-pro",
        "3": "*nuka-",
        "t": "younger sibling"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "nukaq"
      },
      "expansion": "Greenlandic nukaq",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Greenlandic nukaq.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nokaq",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᓄᑲᐃᑦ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nukaq",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "nukaq"
      },
      "expansion": "ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq) (plural ᓄᑲᐃᑦ, Latin nukaq)",
      "name": "iu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inuktitut",
  "lang_code": "iu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "iu",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "iu:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "english": "older sibling",
          "roman": "angayoq",
          "word": "ᐊᖓᔪᖅ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "younger sibling of the same sex"
      ],
      "id": "en-ᓄᑲᖅ-iu-noun-RAfhcSrq",
      "links": [
        [
          "younger",
          "younger"
        ],
        [
          "sibling",
          "sibling"
        ],
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ᓄᑲᖅ"
}
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "english": "older sibling",
      "roman": "angayoq",
      "word": "ᐊᖓᔪᖅ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iu",
        "2": "esx-esk-pro",
        "3": "*nuka-",
        "t": "younger sibling"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "nukaq"
      },
      "expansion": "Greenlandic nukaq",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Greenlandic nukaq.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nokaq",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᓄᑲᐃᑦ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nukaq",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "nukaq"
      },
      "expansion": "ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq) (plural ᓄᑲᐃᑦ, Latin nukaq)",
      "name": "iu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inuktitut",
  "lang_code": "iu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header",
        "Inuktitut lemmas",
        "Inuktitut nouns",
        "Inuktitut terms derived from Proto-Eskimo",
        "Inuktitut terms inherited from Proto-Eskimo",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "iu:Family"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "younger sibling of the same sex"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "younger",
          "younger"
        ],
        [
          "sibling",
          "sibling"
        ],
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ᓄᑲᖅ"
}

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