Proto-Inupik: *naucaa-
Meaning: ill omen, sign
Russian meaning: дурной знак, предзнаменование
North Alaskan Inupik: nausāq, nausāq- 'to receive an omen'
Greenlandic Inupik: nāsāq (nâsâq*) 'ill omen', nāsāʁ- 'to have received an omen of death or misfortune', nāsāŋa- 'to be afraid of imminent destruction'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 221