aarluk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *aʁɫuɣ. Compare Aleut aglux̂, Alutiiq aqɫuk, Uummarmiutun/Siglitun/Inuinnaqtun aarlu, and Labrador Inuttut aalluk.

Noun

aarluk (plural aarluit)

  1. Orcinus orca (killer whale).
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