Nanuq
Inuktitut for "polar bear".
Meaning and origin
Nanuq is the Inuktitut word for the polar bear, an animal that looms large in Inuit hunting life and belief, and it is given as a boy's name across Inuktitut-speaking Arctic Canada.
How to pronounce Nanuq
| English (US) | NAH-nook /ˈnanuq/ |
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