Etymology

usteq

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Today it means: Catastrophic land collapse caused by the melting of permafrost, coastal flooding and erosion. Full definition →

Yup'ik uste-
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  1. Yup'ik · borrowed fromuste-“erode, cave in”
  2. English todayusteq

Borrowed from Yup'ik uste- (“erode, cave in”). First attested in 2018.

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