Paninnguaq
"Dear little daughter", built from panik, "daughter", and the diminutive ending -nnguaq.
Meaning and origin
Paninnguaq fuses the Greenlandic word for a daughter, panik, with -nnguaq, a common ending that adds a sense of smallness and fondness to whatever noun it attaches to.
How to pronounce Paninnguaq
| English (US) | pah-nin-NGWAHK /paniŋːuaq/ |
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