nillerpoq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nillirpuq/, [nɪɬ.ɬɜp.pɔq]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *nǝpǝ (“voice, sound, make a sound, is silent”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝpǝ (“noise, voice, sound”). Compare nipi (“noise”), and nipaappoq (“is silent”).

Verb

nillerpoq

1. (intransitive) cries, makes a sound, raises the alarm

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *nǝɣli- (“cool, cold”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝŋɫi- (“cool, cold”).

Verb

nillerpoq

1. (intransitive) is cold