juulli

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish jul, from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- (“joke, play”).

Proper noun

juulli

Christmas

Derived terms

Terms derived from juulli

juulimaaq (“Santa Claus”)
juullerpalaarneq (“Christmas spirit”)

juullerujussuaq (“Christmas Day”)
juulliaraq (“Christmas Eve”)

juullisiorpoq
juullisiut (“Christmas carol”)

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