allakkat

== Greenlandic == === Etymology === From Proto-Inuit *aɣla-ɣ- (“letter, decorative drawing, write”), from Proto-Eskimo *alŋa-(ʁ) (“letter, drawing, write”). Compare allak (“stripe, patter, mark”) and allappoq (“writes”). === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /allakkat/, [aɬ.ɬək.kət] === Noun === allakkat letter, post ==== Derived terms ==== allakkanut nakkartitsisarfik (“mailbox”) allakkat ammasut (“open letter”) allakkat qulequtaat (“letterhead”) allakkatigut qinersineq (“postal vote”) ==== References ==== allakkat in Katersat